Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
hacer paja en el expediente
English translation:
to pad (out) the file/matter/case
Added to glossary by
Cinnamon Nolan
Jun 21, 2015 03:49
8 yrs ago
Spanish term
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
hacer paja en el expediente
Spanish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Divorce proceedings
La actora intenta desviar la atención de su señoría, hacer paja en el expediente para distraer su atención.
Gracias.
Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | to pad the file (case) |
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Jul 13, 2015 15:19: Cinnamon Nolan Created KOG entry
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Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South, UK, British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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108
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to pad the file (case)
Hacer paja = to pad, to fill with unnecessary and/or irrelevant information
"To embroider" is also correct, but "to pad" shares the idea of adding "lesser quality material" to make something look fuller/better.
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"To embroider" is also correct, but "to pad" shares the idea of adding "lesser quality material" to make something look fuller/better.
Trial advocacy competition as intense as NCAA tourney
www.chicagolawbulletin.com/.../Trial-Advocacy-Competition-0...
Mar 17, 2015 - “The kids really love this stuff,” said Rajesh Kanuru, a founding partner of KP Law LLC. “They were not just interested in this ****to pad**** their resume ...
[PDF]In the Valley of the Blind: A Primer on Jury Selection in a ...
scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3603&context...
by HP Fahringer - 1980 - Cited by 24 - Related articles
Jury selection is the most important part of any criminal trial. If a lawyer has a difficult ... quently, counsel's ability to select a favorable jury in a criminal case is of para- mount importance. ...... Counsel can afford ***to pad*** the jury with weak people ...
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Comment: "Thank you Cinnamon and everyone else!"
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