Jan 29, 2021 14:20
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
ES, FR >EN Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
tirar del hilo
May offend
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Manufacturing
Idiomatic expression from a book
Hola a todos,
Sigo sin encontrar un significado adecuado en inglés para la expresión "tirar del hilo". Aparece en un libro llamado 'Barcelona Inconclusa' por Laureano Debat.
Aquí les dejo la expresión en su contexto:
"Mucha gente acaba consumiendo en Zara o Mango y si tiras del hilo, hay un niño de 15 años en Pakistán tratando tintes cancerígenos sin ninguna seguridad."
Muchas gracias de antemano.
Saludos,
Matt
Sigo sin encontrar un significado adecuado en inglés para la expresión "tirar del hilo". Aparece en un libro llamado 'Barcelona Inconclusa' por Laureano Debat.
Aquí les dejo la expresión en su contexto:
"Mucha gente acaba consumiendo en Zara o Mango y si tiras del hilo, hay un niño de 15 años en Pakistán tratando tintes cancerígenos sin ninguna seguridad."
Muchas gracias de antemano.
Saludos,
Matt
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+1
18 mins
Selected
scratch beneath the surface
An option:
Why you should scratch beneath the surface of a cheap manicure...£10 for a manicure? Sounds great. But the real price is likely human misery and violence, suffered mostly, of course, by women and girls.
https://shivafoundation.org.uk/why-you-should-scratch-beneat...
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tirar-del-hilo.46479...
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Thanks, Matt, glad to be of help. I think you were spoilt for choice here with so many suggestions!
Why you should scratch beneath the surface of a cheap manicure...£10 for a manicure? Sounds great. But the real price is likely human misery and violence, suffered mostly, of course, by women and girls.
https://shivafoundation.org.uk/why-you-should-scratch-beneat...
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tirar-del-hilo.46479...
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Thanks, Matt, glad to be of help. I think you were spoilt for choice here with so many suggestions!
Example sentence:
However, if we scratch beneath the surface, we would easily find that despite a plethora of policies designed to protect the rights of children, these rights are often neglected in Bangladesh
Note from asker:
| Thank you Marie. I like the idiomatic expression. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really like the idiomatic expression, and I think it fits really well in this context."
12 mins
connect the dots
came to mind. Can't see why the question is "offensive"?
In adult discourse the phrase "connect the dots" can be used as a metaphor to illustrate an ability (or inability) to associate one idea with another, to find the "big picture", or salient feature, in a mass of data.
In adult discourse the phrase "connect the dots" can be used as a metaphor to illustrate an ability (or inability) to associate one idea with another, to find the "big picture", or salient feature, in a mass of data.
Note from asker:
| This is helpful, thank you. These days people find a lot of things offensive! |
+3
15 mins
follow the thread
This works well IMO because of the textile context. The idea is if you look beyond the products you are consuming to their origins, you might get a shock.
You could use something like "take a second look" or many other possible options.
You could use something like "take a second look" or many other possible options.
Note from asker:
| Thank you Matt, I like how you incorporate the context. Very helpful explanation. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jason Muñoz Chaves
7 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
17 hrs
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| agree |
Liliana Garfunkel
1 day 6 hrs
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19 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
the hidden cost is
Maybe something like:
...but behind this/their (cheap) clothing is a 15-year-old...."
...but the hidden cost is a...
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"How do I look?": The fashion industry needs a makeover - Corecore.ac.uk › download › pdf
The hidden cost of fast fashion more clothes ... Child labour is particularly prevalent in the ... reconsider their taste for quick-and-cheap fashion, and invest in.
PressReader - Hidden cost of cheap clothing - PressReader
www.pressreader.com › kentish-gazette-canterbury-district
Hidden cost of cheap clothing ... June 2008, a BBC Panorama programme investigated sweatshop allegations against Primark, including the use of child labour.
Or behind the price is....
The Death of Economics - ExplainingTheFuture.comwww.explainingthefuture.com › doe
30 Jan 2016 — In addition, considering the consequence behind the price is starting to drive customers away from clothing produced in sweat-shops, ... logic has driven manufacturing to the global location where labour is the cheapest.
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Or:
...but behind the (cheap) price tag is....
The story of a £4 Boohoo dress: cheap clothes at a high cost ...www.theguardian.com › business › jun › cost-cheap-fas...
22 Jun 2019 — But behind the price tag there is an environmental and social cost not contained on the label of such products. “The hidden price tag is the cost ...
Person: Carol Kane
Who pays the price for our cheap goods? | Pay | The Guardianwww.theguardian.com
13 Oct 2013 — ... works well until the hidden world behind the price tag is revealed. ... Last week, fire in another Bangladeshi clothing factory killed nine.
...but behind this/their (cheap) clothing is a 15-year-old...."
...but the hidden cost is a...
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Note added at 28 minutos (2021-01-29 14:49:35 GMT)
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"How do I look?": The fashion industry needs a makeover - Corecore.ac.uk › download › pdf
The hidden cost of fast fashion more clothes ... Child labour is particularly prevalent in the ... reconsider their taste for quick-and-cheap fashion, and invest in.
PressReader - Hidden cost of cheap clothing - PressReader
www.pressreader.com › kentish-gazette-canterbury-district
Hidden cost of cheap clothing ... June 2008, a BBC Panorama programme investigated sweatshop allegations against Primark, including the use of child labour.
Or behind the price is....
The Death of Economics - ExplainingTheFuture.comwww.explainingthefuture.com › doe
30 Jan 2016 — In addition, considering the consequence behind the price is starting to drive customers away from clothing produced in sweat-shops, ... logic has driven manufacturing to the global location where labour is the cheapest.
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Or:
...but behind the (cheap) price tag is....
The story of a £4 Boohoo dress: cheap clothes at a high cost ...www.theguardian.com › business › jun › cost-cheap-fas...
22 Jun 2019 — But behind the price tag there is an environmental and social cost not contained on the label of such products. “The hidden price tag is the cost ...
Person: Carol Kane
Who pays the price for our cheap goods? | Pay | The Guardianwww.theguardian.com
13 Oct 2013 — ... works well until the hidden world behind the price tag is revealed. ... Last week, fire in another Bangladeshi clothing factory killed nine.
Note from asker:
| This is very interesting, thanks for the links. I note in all of the answers the change in conjunction to "but" from the original "y" in the Spanish; however, I agree it works better. |
+2
2 hrs
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, British, UK) 
, Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
dig deeper
An equally idiomatic and widely understood metaphor with the same meaning.
Example sentence:
...and if you dig deeper, there is a 15-year-old child in Pakistan...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Neil Ashby
2 hrs
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Thank you Neil.
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| agree |
Liliana Garfunkel
1 day 4 hrs
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Gracias Liliana.
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4 hrs
Neil Ashby
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
23
unravel it all
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unravel the situation
just another option....
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unravel the situation
just another option....
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