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Mar 3, 2006 01:08
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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salir con los tapones de puntas
Spanish to English
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Slang
cuando alguien empieza a hacer algo, muy preparados, producidos...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | come out swinging |
trufflejus
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| 5 | literarily: enter the playfield with a very aggresive attitude. |
feyexile
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| 4 | to come out head on |
Daniel Coria
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| 3 | at full speed |
AlphaMike
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Proposed translations
9 hrs
at full speed
just an option...
or just "to be into something"
"he's really into it"...
or just "to be into something"
"he's really into it"...
18 hrs
Daniel Coria
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
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to come out head on
Also, "to tackle something head on" (meaning "ready/willing to collide").
Hope it helps!
Hope it helps!
2 days 21 hrs
come out swinging
It's a futbol reference..."come out swinging" is a boxing reference along the same lines
3295 days
literarily: enter the playfield with a very aggresive attitude.
Salir con los tapones de punta significa salir con predisposicion manifiesta a dar pelea, todo lo contrario a una actitud conciliadora. Creo que tiene origenes en el deporte: es una expresion argentina, y en Argentina la mayoria de las metaforas de uso cotidiano vienen del futbol. Salir con los tapones de punta literalmente seria la actitud de un jugador violento que sale dispuesto a lastimar a sus rivales, justamente, a estamparle los tapones de su calzado.
Example sentence:
Ya estaba cansado de que me criticaran injustamente, asi que a la ultima reunion fui con los tapones de punta.
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