en el quinto pino
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "in the fifth pine."
en el quinto pino
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (far away or remote) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. in the middle of nowhere (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Si a Amelia no le molesta vivir en el quinto pino, pues allá ella, pero yo no me voy a mudar para allá.If Amelia doesn't mind living in the middle of nowhere, that's her problem, but I'm not moving over there.
b. a hundred miles away (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
El conductor aparcó el bus en en el quinto pino.The driver parked the bus a hundred miles away.
c. out in the sticks (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
La casa de Andrea queda en el quinto pino, y no voy a conducir hasta allá en esta lluvia.Andrea's house is out in the sticks, and I'm not going to drive all the way over there.
d. out in the boonies (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Pensé que el dúplex que iba a ver estaba en un barrio céntrico, pero queda en el quinto pino.I thought the duplex I was going to see was in a central neighborhood, but it's out in the boonies.
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