montanha pariu um rato

Spanish translation: una montaña parió un raton

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Portuguese term or phrase:montanha pariu um rato
Spanish translation:una montaña parió un raton
Entered by: Sonia López Grande

09:53 Jan 29, 2008
Portuguese to Spanish translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Portuguese term or phrase: montanha pariu um rato
Da análise das disposições que a Lei de Bases da Actividade Física e do Desporto consagras às matérias do desporto profissional não se poderá propriamente dizer que a **montanha pariu um rato**.

¿Alguien sabe qué significa esta expresión?
Gracias de antemano.
Sonia López Grande
Spain
Local time: 08:31
una montaña parió un raton
Explanation:
Algo muy grande e importante dio un resultado insignificante.

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La montaña parió un ratón.

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la montaña pario un raton, y ese raton lo han llamado windows vista. .... Cuando una aplicación quiere algún dato o información, es más rápido el acceso al ...
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Ekaterina Khovanovitch
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:31
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2una montaña parió un raton
Ekaterina Khovanovitch
4Hacer una montaña de un grano de arena
Luis Ramos


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
una montaña parió un raton


Explanation:
Algo muy grande e importante dio un resultado insignificante.

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Note added at 1 час (2008-01-29 11:06:32 GMT)
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http://es.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2007071715314...

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Note added at 1 час (2008-01-29 11:06:46 GMT)
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La montaña parió un ratón.

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Note added at 1 час (2008-01-29 11:13:41 GMT)
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la montaña pario un raton, y ese raton lo han llamado windows vista. .... Cuando una aplicación quiere algún dato o información, es más rápido el acceso al ...
windowstips.wordpress.com/

Ekaterina Khovanovitch
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Rocha
12 mins
  -> Gracias

agree  rhandler: El significado es de frustación de expectaciones. Viene de una fábula de Esopo.
1 hr
  -> Sí, exactamente. Gracias.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Hacer una montaña de un grano de arena


Explanation:
"A montanha pariu um rato"

Só no Portugal?: Se criou uma grande expectativa e no final essas expectativas não se confirmam.

Luis Ramos
Spain
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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