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Is there a Spanish equivalent to the playful idiom, "Look what the cat dragged in!" when you see someone you haven't seen in a while?

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Answer 1

A very old Mexican idiom using a play on words: Qué milaneses que nos bisteces (Qué milagro que nos veamos) ... "What a miracle that we see each other".

Well, indeed.. Some things can never be explained.. - annierats, Jan 1, 2016

My cast have always wanted me to cook rats in pizza, for example.. - annierats, Jan 1, 2016

Cats, I mean, typo. - annierats, Jan 1, 2016

Answer 2

The SD translator offers (among others,) this precious little jewel.

¡Mire lo que el gato trajo por los pelos! (I love it. )

(Actually in this video the cat is getting dragged. jejeje

Poor thing! - annierats, Jan 2, 2016

Answer 3

No. No hay. Traduce como:

''Mirad lo que nos ha traído el gato'', pero como los gatos españoles casi nunca entran en las casas los españoles no van a entender.

En España se dice: Eramos pocos y parió la abuela..

Jeje..This is a cultural difference.

Could you translate: Eramos pocos y parió la abuela. I like idioms, but they're hard to grasp. - elcardonal, Jan 1, 2016

It means, '' As if there weren't enough problems already.. roughly, anyway. - annierats, Jan 2, 2016

Answer 4

Hello elcardonal

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You asked:

Is there a Spanish equivalent to the playful idiom, "Look what the cat dragged in!" when you see someone you haven't seen in a while?

The Spanish also say: ¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte! This translates roughly to / Long time no see. You can say it when you see someone that you haven't seen for a long time!

This saying is colloquial, is used in Spain and is a lot easier to remember than many other idiomatic sayings and expressions but probably not as interesting to you as the idioms that Julian, Daniela and Annie have mentioned.

I hope this also helps