Aug 17, 2011 08:24
13 yrs ago
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English term
blowing old boots
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English to Spanish
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Poetry & Literature
the sentence reads: I can't say with any accuracy how windy it got that day, but what I can say for sure is that it was blowing "old boots"!
it is a sailor's saying and it means it was so windy that even old boots (meant to be the strongest thing on a boat) blew with the wind...no sé si hay algo así en español, volaron hasta los/las...a ver si me podeis ayudar ;)
it is a sailor's saying and it means it was so windy that even old boots (meant to be the strongest thing on a boat) blew with the wind...no sé si hay algo así en español, volaron hasta los/las...a ver si me podeis ayudar ;)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
4 | se volaban hasta las piedras |
Javier Gómez
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3 | el vendaval era tan fuerte que nos hacía tambalear |
Carolina Salinas
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3 | levantaba el rabo a los perros |
Marisa Raich
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Proposed translations
1 hr
el vendaval era tan fuerte que nos hacía tambalear
I don't know of any similar saying in Spanish. I found this Spanish proverbs' site by subject, and they have a section for sailor's saying but none of them have a specific reference to strong winds like this English one.
Surpring, isn't it?
I hope you like my suggestion ;)
Surpring, isn't it?
I hope you like my suggestion ;)
3 hrs
levantaba el rabo a los perros
En mi tierra se dice así. Allí sopla la tramontana, y cuando es realmente fuerte decimos que "levanta el rabo a los perros". No sé si te servirá de ayuda, pero espero que sí.
64 days
se volaban hasta las piedras
An option:
No puedo precisar con exactitud qué tan ventoso estaba el día, ¡pero puedo asegurar que se volaban hasta las piedras!
Alternative:
No puedo decir con precisión qué tan ventoso estaba el día, ¡pero puedo asegurar que hasta las piedras volaban!
We can't find a similar saying in Spanish, and a creative solution seems to work here.
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Note added at 64 days (2011-10-20 12:50:33 GMT)
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I know there are no rocks on a boat, but the expression can be seen as a saying and it doesn't sound out of place.
No puedo precisar con exactitud qué tan ventoso estaba el día, ¡pero puedo asegurar que se volaban hasta las piedras!
Alternative:
No puedo decir con precisión qué tan ventoso estaba el día, ¡pero puedo asegurar que hasta las piedras volaban!
We can't find a similar saying in Spanish, and a creative solution seems to work here.
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Note added at 64 days (2011-10-20 12:50:33 GMT)
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I know there are no rocks on a boat, but the expression can be seen as a saying and it doesn't sound out of place.
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