Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Hang Loose

Spanish translation:

No te aceleres, tranqui, relájate, etc.

Added to glossary by Oso (X)
Jul 2, 2001 06:22
23 yrs ago
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English term

"HANG LOOSE"

English to Spanish Art/Literary Slang
HOLA COLEGAS! SOY AURORA EN MEDIO DE UNA TRADUCCIÓN DE UN CATALOGO PARA DISNEY.PUEDO TRADUCIR "BOBAMENTE", PERO QUISIERA LOS EQUIVALENTES CULTURLALES DE LOS SIGUIENTES "SLOGANS"
"HANG LOOSE" "CRAZY, MAN" "GROOVY!" "REAL HIP?".
ES DEL VOCABULARIO MARKETINERO DISNEY. QUE EQUIVALENTES EN ESPAÑOL TUVIERON, DOES ANYBODY HAPPEN TO KNOW?
(WORKING FROM HOME! I´M SICK TODAY...)
Proposed translations (Spanish)
0 Los equivalentes en español de México
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Proposed translations

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Los equivalentes en español de México

serían:
Hang loose= No te aceleres, Relájate, Tranqui, Calmantes montes...
Crazy, man= ¡Qué acelere! ¡Qué alucine!
Groovy= ¡Qué padre! ¡Padrísimo! ¡Qué buena onda!
Real hip= ¡De pelos! ¡De antología!
(refiriéndose a algo que está muy de moda como un tipo de ropa o de carros)

Buena suerte y saludos de Oso ¶:^)
Reference:

Born in the Sixties

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias a los dos. Oso, voy a volver a traducir tus propuestas a mi idioma: el argentino !!! Aurora"
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Hang loose is a surfer term, often associated with Hawaii, that I believe means "relax" or something similar. Like the other expressions, I think it's pretty dated (the others are from the 60's, I believe). I think today's slang equivalent for "hang loose" might be "chill" or "chill out." In Spain, what immediately springs to mind is something like "tranki, tronko", but that probably won't make sense everywhere.

As far as the other expressions are concerned, I can at least give you an idea of the meaning:

Groovy and crazy, man - both used to refer to something good or "cool". Maybe "es la bomba".

Real hip - with it, up-to-date - al día, de moda, or maybe even "espabilado".

Hope that helps a little. Good luck!
Peer comment(s):

agree Patricia Lutteral : así es, años 60 y 70 (qué viejos estamos!) :-)
44 mins
don't remind me! :-)
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