ser un plomo
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What does this idiom mean?
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updated Nov 1, 2010
posted by kasia_s
this idiom, en español se significa éste idioma - oscaralejandro, Nov 1, 2010
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un plomo is someone who helps musicians on stage, tune their instruments, check sound and get everything ready before, during and after the show. A rodie. Here´s a nice video on the subject. .
But also, ser un plomo (also, plomazo, moplo) = to be a pain the neck, to be a pain in the a....**** (you know), to be a pain in the backside, to be a pain in the proverbials.
If you´ve seen this movie, John Candy personifies the master of plomos
updated Nov 1, 2010
edited by mediterrunio
posted by mediterrunio
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Ser un auténtico pesado.
In the sense of "pest" o "annoying".
updated Nov 1, 2010
posted by cogumela
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To be a drag/bore/party pooper/dead weight/etc.
updated Nov 1, 2010
posted by lorenzo9
Yeah, Pb has an atomic mass = 207.19 uma! - cogumela, Nov 1, 2010
Lorenzo, eres como un libro abierto= aprendo mucho vocabulario contigo. - cogumela, Nov 1, 2010
