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Thu 12 Aug, 2004 07:42 pm
Just learned that vice-grips in Spanish are "hombre solo". Pretty apt I'd say. Any other interesting tool names in Spanish?
I vaguely remember "la llave ingles" I believe we call it a crescent wrench.
Good one. Thanks Panzade.
Is hombre solo the official word, or is it sort of like Americans calling a bottlecap opener a "rubber husband"?
You got me there but I suspect the latter. Most American brand names are used but "pronounced in Spanish". Sometimes a general catagory is identified by a single well known brand name. For example all chewing gum is called "chiclet".