that's saying something

Meaning: (idiomatic)Said of something that has an even greaterimpactoreffectthan what is readilyapparent, considering thecontext.1997June 26,J. K. Rowling[pseudonym; Joanne Rowling],Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone(Harry Potter; 1), London:Bloomsbury Publishing,→ISBN:Longbottom, if brains were gold you’d be poorer than Weasley, andthat’s saying something.2015, ending theme song ofStar vs. the Forces of EvilI think Earth is a pretty great place.That's saying something, 'cause I've been through outer space.

Examples:

EN: And that's saying something.
ES: Y con eso quiero decir algo.
EN: And that's saying something!
ES: ¡Y no es poco!
EN: The boss gave me a bit of money for my trip to America. At this rate I'll do it when I'm older than you are,... and that's saying something.
ES: Me dio el patrón unas pesetas para mi viaje a América, que a este paso voy a hacer cuando sea más viejo que usted, y eso ya es decir.
EN: Bloody sight worse than mine and that's saying something.
ES: Es peor que la mía, que ya es decir.
EN: And the way I lived in those days, that's saying something.
ES: Y la forma en que vivía en aquellos días, eso es decir algo.
EN: I feel cheaper than I've ever felt, and that's saying something."
ES: me siento más miserable que nunca y eso si que es dificil para mi.
EN: Very nearly as good as Welsh lamb and that's saying something.
ES: Casi tan bueno como el cordero galés y eso ya es decir.
ES: Casi tan bueno como el cordero galés y eso ya es decir.
EN: But it doesn't sound terrible. And that's saying something.
ES: Pero no suena tan terrible y eso ya es algo.
EN: Hey, I even think my life's better than yours, and that's saying something.
ES: Oye, incluso creo que mi vida es mejor que la tuya y eso es decir algo.
EN: And that's saying something coming from my office.
ES: Y lo digo viniendo de mi oficina. Sí.
EN: You're the most gifted doctor I've ever met, next to Hal Senior and that's saying something.
ES: Tu eres el medico mas competente que jamas he conocido, junto con Hal Senior y eso dice algo.
EN: Coming from the guy who married Julie Cooper that's saying something.
ES: Viniendo del hombre que se casó con Julie Cooper... debe significar algo.
EN: And for a name like Terje to fall off the lips of some people in middle America, that's saying something, for sure.
ES: Para que un nombre como Terje surja de la boca de gente en el centro de EE. UU... eso es algo importante, sin duda.
EN: No, neither can I. And that's saying something.
ES: No, yo tampoco puedo. Y eso es decir mucho.
EN: - Well, that's saying something.
ES: Bueno, eso es decir mucho.

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