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put lipstick on a pig
Language:
Meanings:
1.
United States
United Kingdom
informal
idiomatic
pejorative
figurative
To apply superficial or cosmetic improvements to something that remains fundamentally unattractive, deficient, or flawed.
To attempt to make something undesirable or poor quality appear more attractive without changing its essential nature.
Examples:
EN:
Have you ever heard that expression, "You can put lipstick on a pig?"
ES:
¿Alguna vez escucharon decir: "Puedes pintarle los labios a un cerdo?".
EN:
Well, with Artistry's rouge, you can literally put lipstick on a pig and that pig will turn heads.
ES:
Con el labial de Artistry, eso es posible y el cerdo llamará la atención.
EN:
I like Ohio State... You can put lipstick on a pig... ♪ So in love with you... Welcome.
ES:
Puedes poner labial en un cerdo... Bienvenidos.
EN:
I'm trying to put lipstick on a pig here.
ES:
Intento maquillar un cerdo, colabora conmigo.
EN:
You can't put lipstick on a pig.
ES:
No puedes poner lápiz labial a un cerdo.
ES:
No puedes ponerle lápiz labial a un cerdo.
EN:
- Why can't you put lipstick on a pig?
ES:
¿Por qué no puedes poner lápiz labial a un cerdo?
EN:
But put lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig.
ES:
Que sepas que la mona aunque se vista de seda...
EN:
Yeah, like, "You can't put lipstick on a pig."
ES:
Sí, como: "Aunque el cerdo se ponga lápiz labial"... No.
EN:
As they say, you can't put lipstick on a pig.
ES:
Como se suele decir, no se le puede poner lápiz labial en un cerdo.
EN:
You can't spin the truth, you cannot polish it up or put lipstick on a pig, which is what I feel like you're trying to do to me right now.
ES:
No puedes darle vueltas a la verdad, no puedes pulirla o maquillar a un cerdo y es lo que siento que estás intentando hacerme ahora mismo.
EN:
You can put lipstick on a pig, man.
ES:
Puedes ponerle lápiz de labios a un cerdo, tío,
EN:
You can't put lipstick on a pig, Spencer.
ES:
No puedes ponerle lápiz labial a un cerdo, Spencer.
EN:
You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig.
ID:
Kau bisa memolesksn lipstik pada babi..., ..tetapi tetap saja babi.
EN:
Oh, yeah, like, "You can't put lipstick on a pig."
ID:
Oh, ya. Seperti, "Kau tidak boleh memakaikan lipstik pada seekor babi."
EN:
You can put lipstick on a pig, Mand. It's still a pig!
ID:
Kau boleh memakai lipstik di wajah babimu, dan kau tetap saja berwajah babi.
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