Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tooth fairy
Spanish translation:
ratoncito, ratoncito Pérez, la ratita
Jun 13, 2001 08:26
23 yrs ago
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English term
tooth fairy
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The practice of kids leaving their milk teeth under the pillow and then comes the tooth fairy and exchanges it for candy or money.
In Venezuela they call it el ratoncito Perez. Is there something more general, like using the word duende?
Any suggestions more than welcome.
Thanks,
Luis
In Venezuela they call it el ratoncito Perez. Is there something more general, like using the word duende?
Any suggestions more than welcome.
Thanks,
Luis
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 0 | ratoncito |
FJPN
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| 0 | el Ratoncito Pérez |
Pilar T. Bayle (X)
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| 0 | Los ratones |
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
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| 0 | Raton, Ratoncito. |
jkmaza (X)
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| 0 | El ratoncito o La Ratita de los dientes |
Oso (X)
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| 0 | raton Perez |
Monica Trejo
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| 0 | duende |
Dagmar Ford
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| 0 | El Ratoncito Perez |
claudi
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| 0 | hada |
trans4u (X)
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| 0 | hada madrina |
trans4u (X)
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| 0 | el ratón Perez |
samsi
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Proposed translations
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ratoncito
Mira, te aconsejo que si es para el mundo de habla hispana en general, y si no sabes para qué país en específico, dejes solamente RATONCITO porque puede que no se entienda en todos lo de Ratoncito Pérez. En Cuba, mi país de origen, si dicen Ratoncito Pérez, todo el mundo piensa automáticamente en el cuento de "La Cucarachita Martina" en el que el enamorado de la cucarachita es el Ratoncito Pérez que no tiene nada que ver con los dientes de leche de los niños. Espero que te ayude esto. Buena suerte.
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Comment: "Thanks everybody who answered and so promptly. I agree with leaving Pérez out because not everybody uses it. And again, I wish I could give points to all who answered.
Luis"
2 mins
el Ratoncito Pérez
In Spain the tooth fairy is actually a tiny mouse... :-)
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Raimundo
: Perfecto, soy Raimundo. He hecho de ratoncito Pérez de mis 5 hijas
1 hr
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Sarah Brenchley
: Ýes, Ratoncito Pérez has visited me 32 times so far
6 hrs
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claudi
1 day 10 hrs
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3 mins
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
English into flawless native Spanish
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish, and 2 more.
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Los ratones
In many latin american countries those who come to fetch your tooth are LOS RATONES.
Common expressions:
*LE VOY A DEJAR EL DIENTE A LOS RATONES.
*MAñANA LLEGAN LOS RATONES A BUSCAR TU DIENTE.
*UY, MIRA AHORA TIENES UN DIENTE PARA DEJARLE A LOS RATONES!
etc
etc
Saludos,
BD
Common expressions:
*LE VOY A DEJAR EL DIENTE A LOS RATONES.
*MAñANA LLEGAN LOS RATONES A BUSCAR TU DIENTE.
*UY, MIRA AHORA TIENES UN DIENTE PARA DEJARLE A LOS RATONES!
etc
etc
Saludos,
BD
45 mins
El ratoncito o La Ratita de los dientes
En México también es "El Ratoncito" o "La Ratita" (también he escuchado "La Ratona") quien le deja al niño o niña una moneda o un regalito a cambio de un diente de leche.
Mucha suerte y saludos de Oso ¶:^)
Mucha suerte y saludos de Oso ¶:^)
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Raimundo
: En España la Ratita es la ratita presumida y no está casada con el ratoncito Pérez
33 mins
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54 mins
Monica Trejo
Canada
Canada
Native in Spanish
Canada
Quality, Accuracy & High Speed !
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
raton Perez
The tooth fairy in spanish is el Raton Perez or el Ratoncito Perez. At least in Mexico.
*Good luck*
*Good luck*
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Raimundo
: Soy Raimundo. Me encanta que en México también haya ratoncitos Pérez. No todo va a ser Mickey
24 mins
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Oso (X)
: Soy de México y nunca he oído que el Ratón lleve el apellido Pérez. Es el Ratón "a secas."
2 days 19 mins
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1 hr
Dagmar Ford
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Med,Tech and Sworn Translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Venezuelan, Latin American, US, Standard-Spain, Rioplatense)
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Spanish to English
duende
I consider this term is the most general in this case. chosing a specific term depends on the public who is going to read the final text.
3 hrs
El Ratoncito Perez
Look here in puerto rico, we say "ratoncito perez" to the tooth fairy. Good luck and health for you. :)
4 hrs
trans4u (X)
trans4u (X)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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hada
Tradition or not, I don´t very well like the idea of my sons (3 of them) thinking that a mouse came in the middle of the night and took their tooth. El Raton Perez brings to mind someone like Speedy Gonzalez.
I have always told my children that a beautiful fairy (una hada)had taken their tooth and planted it in her garden where a beautiful flower grew. This flower is in his favorite color, it never dies, and has his name written on it so his tooth will never forget who it belongs to.
Corny, but it made my children happy. They are still a happy 16,19 and 26 year olds.
Saludos,
Bye
I have always told my children that a beautiful fairy (una hada)had taken their tooth and planted it in her garden where a beautiful flower grew. This flower is in his favorite color, it never dies, and has his name written on it so his tooth will never forget who it belongs to.
Corny, but it made my children happy. They are still a happy 16,19 and 26 year olds.
Saludos,
Bye
Peer comment(s):
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Sarah Brenchley
: Regardless of what you want your sons to think - it's the Spanish translation that matters
1 hr
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Pilar T. Bayle (X)
: Grammar: HADA is fem. but takes a masc. article in the singular, thus un hada or el hada (tonic A)
7 hrs
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4 hrs
trans4u (X)
trans4u (X)
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387
hada madrina
Tradition or not, I don´t very well like the idea of my sons (3 of them) thinking that a mouse came in the middle of the night and took their tooth. El Raton Perez brings to mind someone like Speedy Gonzalez.
I have always told my children that a beautiful fairy (una hada)had taken their tooth and planted it in her garden where a beautiful flower grew. This flower is in his favorite color, it never dies, and has his name written on it so his tooth will never forget who it belongs to.
Corny, but it made my children happy. They are still a happy 16,19 and 26 year olds.
Saludos,
Bye
I have always told my children that a beautiful fairy (una hada)had taken their tooth and planted it in her garden where a beautiful flower grew. This flower is in his favorite color, it never dies, and has his name written on it so his tooth will never forget who it belongs to.
Corny, but it made my children happy. They are still a happy 16,19 and 26 year olds.
Saludos,
Bye
Peer comment(s):
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Pilar T. Bayle (X)
: Great, you have your own traditions, but it doesn't mean you're qualified to change everyone else's
7 hrs
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tazdog (X)
: that's fairy godmother...nothing to do with teeth!
2 days 15 hrs
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4 hrs
el ratón Perez
En Colombia y Panamá se habla del ratón Perez, y está super bien conocido. Veo que en muchos otros paises es igual.
Yo no cambiaría este nombre, o en si el animalito ratón por un duende, ya que la tooth fairy se identifica como un ratón, en paises dónde se habla español.
Nosotros decimos "ratón", no ratoncito.
Espero te ayude y suerte !
Yo no cambiaría este nombre, o en si el animalito ratón por un duende, ya que la tooth fairy se identifica como un ratón, en paises dónde se habla español.
Nosotros decimos "ratón", no ratoncito.
Espero te ayude y suerte !
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