tejemaneje

m.

1 intrigue.

2 to-do, fuss (ajetreo).

3 hustle and bustle, funny business.

4 scheming way.

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tejemaneje

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (afán) fuss, bustle

2 familiar (enredos) intrigue, scheming, funny business

■ seguro que se traen algún tejemaneje they must be involved in some kind of funny business

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masculino (fam)

a) (maquinación) intrigue

tejemanejes — skulduggery, scheming

b) (Esp) (actividad)

¿qué tejemanejes se traen? — what are they up to?

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= power play, bung.

Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

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masculino (fam)

a) (maquinación) intrigue

tejemanejes — skulduggery, scheming

b) (Esp) (actividad)

¿qué tejemanejes se traen? — what are they up to?

* * *

= power play, bung.

Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

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tejemaneje

masculine

(fam)

hubo muchos tejemanejes antes de su nombramiento there was a lot of skulduggery o scheming leading up to his appointment

si descubren en qué tejemanejes anda metido, lo van a echar if they find out about the underhand o (colloq) dodgy dealings he's involved in, they'll throw him out (colloq)

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tejemaneje m fam
1 (enredo turbio) fiddle
ha ascendido a base de conspiraciones y tejemanejes, she's plotted and schemed her way up
2 (ajetreo, ir y venir) activity, bustle: menudo tejemaneje hay en el mercado, what a commotion in the market

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tejemaneje nm

Fam

1. [maquinación] intrigue;

lo logró a base de tejemanejes he achieved it by scheming;

es un tejemaneje para poder ascender it's a ruse o scheme to get promoted

2. [ajetreo] to-do, fuss