Jun 14, 2005 15:34
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
cagotear
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
no se porke distuimos de nuevo porke ella andaba chateando
mucho con su ex y la cagoteé, le dije que no podia hacer eso en estos momentos
mucho con su ex y la cagoteé, le dije que no podia hacer eso en estos momentos
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | I had a real go at her |
Rebecca Hendry
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| 4 +2 | chewed out |
tradugag
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| 5 | to screw something (up), to blow it |
Giovanni Rengifo
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| 3 | I dumped on her! |
Gabo Pena
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| 2 -1 | ¿same as cagar? |
David Brown
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
MSc MITI MCIL Chartered Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Selected
I had a real go at her
Another option - it means "I scolded her" or "I told her off" in colloquial English.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: ""I told her off" sounds most natural to me. While "chewed her out" does work, it is an expression that sounds dated, to me at least."
+2
7 mins
chewed out
...I chewed her out.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Giovanni Rengifo
: Nunca había escuchado esta expresión. Qué significa "to chew someone out"?
38 mins
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| agree |
bigedsenior
: Yes. It is a common expression. Giovanni, please note.
44 mins
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| agree |
Oso (X)
: Absolutely! chew out: scold harshly; censure severely or angrily http://www.answers.com/chew out&r=67 ¶:^)
3 hrs
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-1
11 mins
¿same as cagar?
Declined
Cuidado que la paloma los va a cagotear desde las alturas. ...
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Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Giovanni Rengifo
: You shouldn´t post questions on the line for answers.
33 mins
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gracias por tu consejo
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Comment: "Estoy de acuerdo, pero sabia que esto no era correcta"
44 mins
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
44
to screw something (up), to blow it
Here "I blew it" or "I screw it"
10 hrs
Gabo Pena
Native in Spanish
&
English
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) , Spanish (Variants: Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
I dumped on her!
let her have it!
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gave it to her!
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went off at her!
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Note added at 2005-06-15 01:36:31 (GMT) Post-grading
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gave it to her!
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Note added at 2005-06-15 01:36:55 (GMT) Post-grading
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went off at her!
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