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mess of pottage

/ˈmes əv ˈpɒtɪdʒ/

Traducción: Expresión bíblica que designa algo de gran valor sacrificado a cambio de un placer insignificante o inmediato, originada en el relato de Esaú vendiendo su primogenitura por un guiso de lentejas.

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/ˈmes əv ˈpɒtɪdʒ/C2formalobsoleto
  • esExpresión bíblica que designa algo de gran valor sacrificado a cambio de un placer insignificante o inmediato, originada en el relato de Esaú vendiendo su primogenitura por un guiso de lentejas.

A biblical idiom referring to something of great value that is exchanged for something trivial or immediate gratification, originating from the story of Esau selling his birthright for a bowl of stew.

  1. A trivial exchange for something valuableC2formal

    Something of little value or immediate gratification that is traded for something of much greater, often spiritual or long-term, value.

    esMendrugo de lentejas

    • He sold his inheritance for a mess of pottage, wasting his future on a fleeting pleasure.
    • The artist traded his integrity for a mess of pottage, creating commercial work he despised.
    • They gave up their freedom for a mess of pottage, accepting a comfortable but controlled life.