no encontrar ni pies ni cabeza a: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • Figurative: to find something completely nonsensical or incomprehensible; to be unable to make head or tail of something.

  Examples

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  • No encontré ni pies ni cabeza a su explicación, parecía que inventaba todo sobre la marcha.

    I couldn't make head or tail of his explanation; it seemed like he was making everything up on the spot.

  • Cuando leí el informe, no encontré ni pies ni cabeza a los datos presentados, estaban muy confusos.

    When I read the report, I couldn't make head or tail of the data presented; it was very confusing.

  • La novela es tan complicada que no encuentro ni pies ni cabeza a la trama principal.

    The novel is so complicated that I can't make head or tail of the main plot.

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  SpainLatin AmericaneutralcolloquialMachine
  • Literal: to be unable to find either feet or head in something; to fail to locate a coherent physical beginning or end.

  Examples

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  • El mapa estaba tan mal dibujado que no encontré ni pies ni cabeza a las indicaciones dadas.

    The map was so poorly drawn that I couldn't find either feet or head in the given directions.

  • El diseño del edificio es tan extraño que no conseguimos encontrar ni pies ni cabeza a la estructura.

    The building's design is so strange that we couldn't find either feet or head in the structure.

  • Revisé el plano varias veces y no encontré ni pies ni cabeza a los planos que entregaron los arquitectos.

    I checked the blueprints several times and couldn't make head or tail of the plans delivered by the architects.

  • Este rompecabezas no tiene sentido; no encuentro ni pies ni cabeza a la forma en que están las piezas.

    This puzzle makes no sense; I can't find either feet or head in how the pieces are arranged.