Please translate: (el)" que no toca ni la puerta porque la desafina" I know this means that he doesn't play (an instrument) but what does "ni la puerta porque la desafina" mean? that he is out of tune? Thanks, as always
Please translate: (el)" que no toca ni la puerta porque la desafina" I know this means that he doesn't play (an instrument) but what does "ni la puerta porque la desafina" mean? that he is out of tune? Thanks, as always
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I believe it is something along the lines of a play on words...Literally "He doesn't even knock at the door because he would get it out of tune." It makes no sense as a play on words in English... "Tocar a la puerta" is a way to say "to knock at the door". And - as you observed - "tocar un instrumento" is to play an instrument. "Afinar" is "to tune an instrument" and "desafinar" refers to something being "out of tune". It is a cute play on words in Spanish, but in English the humor doesn't translate...
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