Serrucharle el piso a alguien
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casi. 
Pull the rug out from under someone.
Pull the rug out from under someone.
It was my pleasure.
¿"Fue mi placer."?
¿"Fue mi placer."?
muchas gracias manana.Serruchar el piso is undermine somebody's efforts or work behind the screen in order to have him fired and then take over his job.
I thought that pull the rug out from under someone is less specific, covers an array of situations:
Like the parents that divorce all of a sudden pull the rug out from under the child's feet.
Am I correct or not.
I thought that pull the rug out from under someone is less specific, covers an array of situations:
Like the parents that divorce all of a sudden pull the rug out from under the child's feet.
Am I correct or not.
Yeap, I haven't heard one either. In Spanish there is another one for the same situation: "Le hizo la casita". Have you heard that? My former boss, from Spain used it once or twice.
True, I had forgotten about that one.
Do you think that reflects the kind of beings we are???
Do you think that reflects the kind of beings we are???
"To pull th rug out from under someones feet" is used to express a situation where someone takes a loss because someone else did something to affect their circumstances. So, it is a very general concept.
I'll try to give an example to see if it helps...
Toms parents told him they would give him money for the downpayment on a car but after he had ordered the car and filled out all the paperwork at the dealership they pulled the rug out from under his feet by changing their mind causing him to lose the money he had already put down.
hope it helps.
I'll try to give an example to see if it helps...
Toms parents told him they would give him money for the downpayment on a car but after he had ordered the car and filled out all the paperwork at the dealership they pulled the rug out from under his feet by changing their mind causing him to lose the money he had already put down.
hope it helps.
Narda said:
I was just thinking....sounds like someone "stuck a knife in his back".
Dear Artrella, unfortunately, I think so too.
Gringosimo said:
You know what? It is true, except that: Le metió un cuchillo por la espalda refers to all kinds of treason.
A good friend that rattles his/her friends secret le mete un cuchillo por la espalda.
The same friend makes fun of the other, se siente como si le hubieran metido un cuchillo por la espalda.
A knife in the back in AE is also betrayal. If a friend of mine stuck a knife in my back (figuratively ) they would no longer be my friend. I suppose it can be used in a joking sense as well but I haven't heard it that way as far as I can recall.
) they would no longer be my friend. I suppose it can be used in a joking sense as well but I haven't heard it that way as far as I can recall.Artrella said:Hola, "serrucharle el piso a alguien en el trabajo" por ejemplo... se dice "pull the rug under someone's feet"?
Dañar el negocio, la movida, quitar el trabajo, o quitar algo. Ej : Tu asistente te quiere serruchar el piso.
He aquí otras opciones que encajarían dentro de ciertos contextos:
to horn in on someone o to horn in on something o to horn in on something of/belonging to someone
Your assistant wants to horn in on you[r job]. Quitarte el trabajo, hacerte a lado.
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Si les digo que está mal la traducción, pueden pensar que quiero "serruchar el piso" al traductor.
If I tell them the translation is bad, they might think I'm trying to horn in on the translator['s job/ position/turf]. Quitarle o minarle el terreno al traductor.
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Que yo sepa no tenemos equivalente en inglés para serruchar el piso. Me parece que lo mejor sería expresar en inglés los dos elementos: undermine someone in order to take their job.
From Jerga de Panamá:
From dictionary.cambridge.org:
From Jerga de Panamá:
From dictionary.cambridge.org:
Also from dictionary.cambridge.org:
And to undermine:
That's a good one Chaucer! Haven't heard it in forever but it's a perfect fit for the translation.
Hola, "serrucharle el piso a alguien en el trabajo" por ejemplo... se dice "pull the rug under someone's feet"?
Dañar el negocio, la movida, quitar el trabajo, o quitar algo. Ej : Tu asistente te quiere serruchar el piso.
Gracias Artrella!!!