Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to give sb. a hotfoot
Spanish translation:
quemar la suela del zapato con una cerilla, gastar una broma pesada
Added to glossary by
Pablo Fdez. Moriano
Oct 17, 2001 18:28
22 yrs ago
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English term
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to give sb. a hotfoot
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Dialogue:
DUKE: When you get home, will you look up my mother?
CHESTER: Anything else?
DUKE: Will you give her my watch?
[Duke searches his pocket, but Chester is holding the watch in front of him (he had stolen it from Duke)]
CHESTER: Anything else?
DUKE: Tell her to give you a hotfoot!
What does hotfoot mean here? I know that, as a verb, it means to run quickly, and as an adverb, very quickly. But here, does it mean "ask her to give you the ability to run fast"?
Thank you.
DUKE: When you get home, will you look up my mother?
CHESTER: Anything else?
DUKE: Will you give her my watch?
[Duke searches his pocket, but Chester is holding the watch in front of him (he had stolen it from Duke)]
CHESTER: Anything else?
DUKE: Tell her to give you a hotfoot!
What does hotfoot mean here? I know that, as a verb, it means to run quickly, and as an adverb, very quickly. But here, does it mean "ask her to give you the ability to run fast"?
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +3 | A hotfoot is a practical joke done with wooden matches |
James Abraham
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| 4 | chase away / of |
Davorka Grgic
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| 4 | Sorry... |
Davorka Grgic
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Proposed translations
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A hotfoot is a practical joke done with wooden matches
This goes back to the thirties or forties of last century. You take a wooden match, like a kitchen match, and lodge it between the sole and body of a person's shoe without their knowing it. Then you light it with another match. The victim of this joke doesn't know until his foot hurts. My father showed me how to do this, but made me promise not to do it.
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Comment: "A funny thing, this hotfoot! I don't think we have such jokes here in Spain! It's very difficult to translate, but many thanks, however.
Pablo"
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Sorry...
...I should have out double "f".
Hope you don´t mind.
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