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más papista que el papa
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
informal
idiomatic
Excessively strict, zealous, or orthodox about rules, doctrines, or propriety; more rigorous than the authority itself.
Overly concerned with propriety or conformity to a set of standards, often to the point of hypocrisy or pedantry.
Examples:
ES:
Así que no seas más papista que el papa, querido Alex.
EN:
Don't be more Catholic than the Pope, my dear Alex.
ES:
¿Te sientes más papista que el papa?
EN:
Are you feeling holier than thou?
ES:
Creo que sus opiniones son propaganda egocéntrica, más papista que el papa.
EN:
I happen to find her viewpoints to be little more than self-serving, blacker-than-thou propaganda.
ES:
Ay, doña Lola, no sea usted más papista que el papa.
EN:
Don't be more Catholic than the pope.
ES:
Es usted más papista que el papa.
EN:
You're more catholic than the Pope himself.
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