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rspltd Jul 9th 2012 9:44 pm

Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 
Does anyone know if there is an equivalent of this phrase in Spanish?

rachelk Jul 9th 2012 10:17 pm

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1983585

Retired in Euskadi Jul 9th 2012 11:47 pm

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 

Originally Posted by rspltd (Post 10164000)
Does anyone know if there is an equivalent of this phrase in Spanish?

You could say: no te pones loco

English is very rich & expressive & not always instantly translatable.

cricketman Jul 10th 2012 12:10 am

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 

Originally Posted by retired in euzkadi (Post 10164217)
You could say: no te pones loco

English is very rich & expressive & not always instantly translatable.

Sure, but it goes the other way too

Lots of Spanish people, even women say

"No me toques los cojones"

Yes, I know it means "Don't touch my balls" in English, but how would you translate that into a similar English phrase that captures the sentiment?

rspltd Jul 10th 2012 12:15 am

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 
Thanks for the responses - for the last I would suggest don't get too close.

Retired in Euskadi Jul 10th 2012 12:44 am

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 

Originally Posted by cricketman (Post 10164265)
Sure, but it goes the other way too

Lots of Spanish people, even women say

"No me toques los cojones"

Yes, I know it means "Don't touch my balls" in English, but how would you translate that into a similar English phrase that captures the sentiment?

What about 'don't wind me up'??

Am still trying to find the Spanish equivalent for "to bed in" as in brakes, etc.

cricketman Jul 10th 2012 1:09 am

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 

Originally Posted by retired in euzkadi (Post 10164328)
What about 'don't wind me up'??

Yep thats pretty much it

dunmovin Jul 10th 2012 3:31 pm

Re: Don't beat yourself up (about it)
 
The universal solution:

olvidarse de él. vamos a tomar una cerveza

works for me:thumbup:


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