Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

make your bones

Spanish translation:

decidir

Added to glossary by Natalia Infante
Apr 6, 2005 10:15
19 yrs ago
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English term

make your bones

English to Spanish Other Slang
Aparece en una conversación entre dos presos:
- Blackmore's got a deal for you. He says you can be back in our crew.

- All you gotta do is make your bones.

Discussion

JoseAlejandro Apr 7, 2005:
finding the right translation into spanish might be laborious, given that each spanish-speaking country may have it's own way of articulating this concept...it is veritable slang...so, I suggest you keep digging..."decidir" just doesn't cut it!
JoseAlejandro Apr 7, 2005:
it is a more complicated than "decidir", or any of the other suggestions, for that matter...roughly, 'cause my Italian lacks practice, "fare tuoi ossi" literally means "make your bones"...or, "create a cadaver": kill someone to be initiated into the gang.
JoseAlejandro Apr 7, 2005:
This answer you've chosen is totally off...I started doing a little research on this term, but I'm not sure how soon you needed it...I think merely saying "decidir" is inadequate and plain wrong...this phrase is actually translated from Italian...
Non-ProZ.com Apr 6, 2005:
Adición de contexto: Añado la siguiente frase de la conversación:

- Shouldn't be hard for you, you know about killin'. Whack this guard, and all will be forgiven.

Proposed translations

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decidir

Todo lo que tienes que hacer es decidirte.
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agree Alejandra Villarroel
3 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias :)"
29 mins

mueve tu esqueleto (cuerpo)

vid. ref.
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mover el culo

Otra opción más coloquial: Todo lo que tienes que hacer es mover el culo. Suerte
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no dar vueltas / ponerte las pilas / actuar ya

Longman Advanced
make no bones about sth: no andarse con rodeos/chiquitas ( hablar claro )

Saludos =:)
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agree Alejandra Villarroel
1 hr
Gracias Alejandra! =:)
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