Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se cocinó
English translation:
was brewed/was brewed up
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Jun 5, 2007 01:08
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
Also an Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
se cocinó
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Slang
"El ensamblaje corporativo que denunció xxx por medio dle cual el gobierno nacional forma parte del cpnsorcio Smartmatic-Bizta **se cocinó** en el Registro Mercantil Quinto, cuya titular es la abogada xxx, hija del vicepresidente xxx."
En Venezuela, se dice cocinar como sinónimo de arreglar, pero en el caso de que haya algún negocio sucio de por medio. ¿Hay alguna expresión similar en inglés?
En Venezuela, se dice cocinar como sinónimo de arreglar, pero en el caso de que haya algún negocio sucio de por medio. ¿Hay alguna expresión similar en inglés?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | was brewed/was brewed up |
Vanessa Rivera Rivier
|
| 3 +1 | cooked the books |
Denise DeVries
|
| 4 | was concocted |
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
|
| 4 | was concieved/given form/planned |
Lydia De Jorge
|
Proposed translations
27 mins
Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Italy
Italy
Native in Spanish
&
English
Italy
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Puerto Rican) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, Italian to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
was brewed/was brewed up
Another possibility...
From Webster's
Main Entry: 1brew
Pronunciation: 'brü
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brEowan; akin to Latin fervEre to boil -- more at BARM
transitive verb
1 : to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation
2 a : to bring about : FOMENT <brew trouble> b : CONTRIVE
3 : to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water
intransitive verb
1 : to brew beer or ale
2 : to be in the process of forming <a storm is brewing>
- brew·er /'brü-&r, 'bru(-&)r/ noun
From Webster's
Main Entry: 1brew
Pronunciation: 'brü
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brEowan; akin to Latin fervEre to boil -- more at BARM
transitive verb
1 : to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation
2 a : to bring about : FOMENT <brew trouble> b : CONTRIVE
3 : to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water
intransitive verb
1 : to brew beer or ale
2 : to be in the process of forming <a storm is brewing>
- brew·er /'brü-&r, 'bru(-&)r/ noun
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+1
8 mins
Denise DeVries
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
linguaphile
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
1 hr
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
was concocted
Otra posibilidad :)
Concoct
To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving: contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, invent, make up, think up. Informal cook up. Idioms: come up with. See make/unmake.
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Concoct
To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving: contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, invent, make up, think up. Informal cook up. Idioms: come up with. See make/unmake.
Source: Answers.com
1 hr
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
102
was concieved/given form/planned
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Discussion
to record false information in the accounts of an organization, especially in order to steal money. One of the directors had been cooking the books and the firm had been losing money for years. (usually in continuous tenses)