Learn Spanish/English Phrases (all levels, both languages): "esto huele a chamusquina"
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Our phrase is:
esto huele a chamusquina
Alternative:
(me) huele a chamusquina
ejemplo:
No me gusta las miradas de la gente en este barrio, esto huele a chamusquina.
English translation:
I don't like the glances from the people in this neighborhood, there's something fishy going on here.
English phrase translation:
there's something fishy going on, there's something fish going on here
Alternative:
I smell something fishy = [(me) huele a chamusquina]
10 Answers
Cuando el vendedor de coches usados dice que un carro estaba manejando por una viejecita sólo los domingos, me huele a chamusquina.
When a used car salesman says that a car was driven by a little old lady only on Sundays, I smell something fishy.
Todos los niños son tranquilos: esto huele a chamusquina.
All the children are quiet: there's something fishy going on.
Esto olió a chamusquina cuando alguien me mandó un email se dijo que había ganado un premio de 1 000€ y entonces me preguntó la cuenta bancaria para realizar la transferencia.
There was something fishy going on when someone sent me an email saying that I had won a 1 000€ prize and then asked for my bank account to make the transfer.
| Si una inversión es demasiado bueno para ser verdad, se huela a chamusquina. | If an investment is too good to be true, it smells fishy. |
El negocio que me propusiste antes , huele a chamusquina - The business that you proposed me before , smells fishy
Cuando mi hijo me pidió prestado el coche y dijo que volvería en una hora, me olió a chamusquina.
When my son asked to borrow the car and said he would return in one hour, I smell ed something fishy.
- When I got a SMS telling me I'd won 10,000.00 pesos, I smelled something fishy.
- Cuango me llegó un SMS diciéndome que había ganado 10,000.00 pesos, me dio mala espina / me olió a chanchullo.
Cuando recibí la llamada telefónica para un crucero libre me olió a chamusquina.
When I received the phone call for the free cruise I smelled something fishy.
Cuando perdiste tu gatito en su casa, me olió a chamusquina.
When you lost your kitten in his house, I smelled something fishy.
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