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old spider

Clockmaker

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Portuguese // French
Buenas tardes.


¿Qué significa "spider" cuando se utiliza para caracterizar alguién? Muchas gracias.



"The deputy director is very much looking forward to speaking with you. He has been talking about it for some time."
Sayyed couldn't pretend happiness over seeing the old spider, so he said, "it's too bad you did not travel to Damascus. It is very nice there this time of year."
Es simplemente "araña", usada figuradamente para "manipulador", la imagen es de una araña en su red, subrepticiamente acercándose a su presa.
It is probably a metaphor invented by the author; it certainly isn't common.
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