pinta en bastos

sirgawain

sirgawain

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El futuro de Trump pinta en bastos (por sus problemas legales).

¿en inglés? Is it something like looks grim or looks bad or looks bleak?

Gracias de antemano.
 
    • Agró

    Agró

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    Navarra peninsular
    Spanish-Navarre
    DLE (RAE):
    pintar bastos

    1. loc. verb. coloq. Esp. Presentarse mal las cosas.

    WR Dictionary:
    SM
    1(Naipes) ace of clubs
    bastos clubs (one of the suits in the Spanish card deck )
    MODISMO: pintan bastos things are getting tough, the going's getting tough

    Trump's future looks (...)
    (you fill in the gap)
     
    G

    gato radioso

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    sirgawain said:
    El futuro de Trump pinta en bastos (por sus problemas legales).

    ¿en inglés? Is it something like looks grim or looks bad or looks bleak?

    Gracias de antemano.
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    We say that when we can expect that something is bound to turn out badly in the near future.
     
    Cerros de Úbeda

    Cerros de Úbeda

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    sirgawain said:
    pinta en bastos
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    - Looks ugly.
    - Looks tough.

    Agró said:
    WR Dictionary:
    (Pestaña del Collins)
    SM
    1(Naipes) ace of clubs
    bastos clubs (one of the suits in the Spanish card deck )
    MODISMO: pintan bastos things are getting tough, the going's getting tough
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    Das mal la cita del diccionario (que corresponde al Collins, en vez de a 'Word Reference'). :confused:

    Aunque 'Word Reference' incluya la sindicación del 'Collins', no creo que sean lo mismo. Deberías señalarlo.
     
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