Qué significa "un rascapuertas"?

Question

Tú eres un rascapuertas -lo interrumpió Teo. Lo dijo con suavidad, sin expresión en la cara

No puedo encontrar esta palabra ni en SD ni en WP. Creo que significa algo sin importancia, pero no estoy segura.

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Gracias,

Answer 1

Literally, it means, "door scratcher."

That doesn't make any sense in English, but I from looking at scary images of cemetaries when I googled it, I'm thinking that it might be related to being buried alive.

This is creepy, but if you are buried alive, you will leave scratches on the lid to the coffin.

Lol, interesting findings. - JazSpanish, Dec 16, 2012

Answer 2

Hi Jasmin!!

Rascapuertas means meapilas, mojigato, blandengue, which, I admit, I can't translate into English. The dictionary suggests sanctorious, but I'm not sure that this word covers this ironic, pejorative meaning that rascapuertas has.

Anyway, it describes a person who is a little bit hypocritical, a little bit coward, a little bit pusillanimous, and acts under a fake aura of bliss.

Se describa perfectamente a una persona que le conozco. - sagiia, Dec 16, 2012

Gracias a Jasmine por la palabra y a Cogumela por la definición, Creo que no haya ninguna palabra igual en inglés. Si hay, me gustaría saberla. - sagiia, Dec 16, 2012

Answer 3

Maybe door scratcher => door knocker

One of the slang meaning is "a stupid person"

However, I don't know if it means the same thing in Spanish.

Maybe "sanctimonious"? - Noetol, Dec 16, 2012