Aug 21, 2007 23:41
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
te mandaré a la tiznada
Spanish to English
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oral narrative
Úntate ceniza en el cuerpo que si yo te atrapo te mandaré a la tiznada
Otra vez en la misma situación, pero con un agravante: esta vez no sólo no conozco la expresión en inglés, sino que tan solo puedo deducirla en español.
Gracias desde ya.
Otra vez en la misma situación, pero con un agravante: esta vez no sólo no conozco la expresión en inglés, sino que tan solo puedo deducirla en español.
Gracias desde ya.
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Patricia Rosas
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I'll send you to the devil
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jack_speak
: Mónica, this answer might solve the hell problem. 'devil' - not vuilgar - and kids get the point.
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Gándara
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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I will send you to hell
Mike :)
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Monica, I am not sure; however, in the Harper Collins Dictionary, the translation of "tiznado/a" is either "bastard" or "son of a bitch". Given the context with "mandar", I switched to another common swear word, "hell".
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Monica, I am not sure; however, in the Harper Collins Dictionary, the translation of "tiznado/a" is either "bastard" or "son of a bitch". Given the context with "mandar", I switched to another common swear word, "hell".
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| Hola, Mike. Es un cuento para niños, lo pensé, pero ¿no será demasiado? |
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Lydia De Jorge
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Thank you, Lydia - Mike :)
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Salloz
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Thank you, Salloz - Mike :)
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"Úntate ceniza ..." (whole sentence) > If I catch you I'm going to be hopping mad with you
Hello Monica! I understand this sentence as a play on words, which I will try to explain ...
- "untarse ceniza" is what the Christians did in the old days to atone for their sins and seek forgiveness from God. Therefore, I assume the person who is being talked to has done something naughty (a "sin").
- "tiznada" comes from "tizne" which of course is similar to "ceniza". That is the play on words. But "tiznada" itself is part of an expression which means "to get angry" (see the dictionary definition "llevarselo a alguien la tiznada" > encolerarse http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=tiznada)
I think the whole sentence is just saying that the person spoken to has done something naughty, and if the speaker catches him, he is going to be very angry with him (and possibly punish him).
In my translation, to be "hopping mad" means to be so mad - or angry - that one hops up and down on the spot. It is a very mild expression that would not cause real fear to a child, only get him to take notice of the speaker, calm down and behave himself.
I may have got it all wrong, but then, no-one's perfect :-) !!!
- "untarse ceniza" is what the Christians did in the old days to atone for their sins and seek forgiveness from God. Therefore, I assume the person who is being talked to has done something naughty (a "sin").
- "tiznada" comes from "tizne" which of course is similar to "ceniza". That is the play on words. But "tiznada" itself is part of an expression which means "to get angry" (see the dictionary definition "llevarselo a alguien la tiznada" > encolerarse http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=tiznada)
I think the whole sentence is just saying that the person spoken to has done something naughty, and if the speaker catches him, he is going to be very angry with him (and possibly punish him).
In my translation, to be "hopping mad" means to be so mad - or angry - that one hops up and down on the spot. It is a very mild expression that would not cause real fear to a child, only get him to take notice of the speaker, calm down and behave himself.
I may have got it all wrong, but then, no-one's perfect :-) !!!
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You'd better pray cause if I catch you your gonna pay.
I think this keeps the religious overtone while at the same time having the play on words.
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