on the shelf - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
on the shelf adv figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable)para vestir santos expr
 In those days, if a woman wasn't married by the age of 30, she was said to be on the shelf.
 En aquellos días, si una mujer no se había casado al cumplir los 30, se decía que estaba para vestir santos.
on the shelf adv (inactive, unemployed)al margen del mercado laboral loc adv
  desocupado/a adj
  desempleado adj
on the shelf adv (not being used) (CO)cogiendo polvo loc adv
 Su moto está cogiendo polvo en el garaje.
  acumulando polvo, juntando tierra loc adv
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Su vieja guitarra está acumulando polvo en la sala de juegos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
left on the shelf adj figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable) (peyorativo)solterona nf
  que quedó para vestir santos loc adj
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. La vecina del 6º es una solterona amargada.
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