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Please, cut him some slack!

Spanish translation: por favor, ¡no sean tan estrictos (con él)!

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English term or phrase:Please, cut him some slack!
Spanish translation:por favor, ¡no sean tan estrictos (con él)!
Entered by: Victoria Frazier

22:52 Oct 14, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: Please, cut him some slack!
It is from a conversation at school meeting and the mother is asking "Please, cut him (talking about her son) some slack!)
Luz Elsy
Local time: 19:59
por favor, ¡no sean tan estrictos (con él)!
Explanation:
Otra opción.
Selected response from:

Victoria Frazier
United States
Local time: 19:59
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Por favor, dale chance
David Clark
4 +2por favor, ¡no sean tan estrictos (con él)!
Victoria Frazier
3 +2Aflójele un poco, por favor.
Mónica Algazi
4 +1¡por favor, dele un respiro!
flawlessly
4No le aprieten tanto, por favor
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3por favor, párele los pies/no le dé cuerda
Natalia Pedrosa
3Ay, bendito, por favor
Marcelo González
3por favor, denle un poco de cuartelillo
Oliver Romero


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
please, cut him some slack!
por favor, párele los pies/no le dé cuerda


Explanation:
Might be. Cheers!

Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 02:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
please, cut him some slack!
Por favor, dale chance


Explanation:
In Mexico this is a common slang item

David Clark
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: If Mexican Spanish is required (as it probably is), this is just right. In context, perhaps "denle chance". Another possibility: "sean un poco flexibles con él".
5 mins
agree  Natalia Pedrosa
5 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
please, cut him some slack!
Aflójele un poco, por favor.


Explanation:
Es lo que se me ocurre con ese registro.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 21:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 137

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: Me parece que quedaría claro en muchos países de habla hispana. Saludos :-)
36 mins
  -> Gracias, Christine. : )
agree  Natalia Pedrosa: Parece que entendí lo contrario. Saludos Mónica.
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Natalia. : )
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
please, cut him some slack!
Ay, bendito, por favor


Explanation:
...dale una oportunidad

Lo primero es bastante común en Puerto Rico. :-)

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 14:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
please, cut him some slack!
¡por favor, dele un respiro!


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia, creo que va bien.

Some definitions:

http://www.englishbaby.com/vocab/word/6946

1. Definition (expr.) give me a break, give me some space, give me some time off from this, leave me alone, stop bothering me, stop troubling me, give me a rest from this

Examples “Mom, cut me some slack. I’m a good kid. I never do anything wrong. Just let me stay out an hour later tonight. I want to be at the party until at least midnight.”

Examples “I wish my boss would cut me some slack. He’s always telling me what to do. Every hour, he comes by my desk to check on me. It’s like he doesn’t trust me to do the right thing.”

Examples “Mom, I’m tired of you telling me to clean up my room every day. Cut me some slack! I’ll clean it when I have time. I have lots of homework to do right now.”

Examples “Cut me some slack, Jack. I’m sick and tired of listening to you talk about your car all day. I could really care less about it. Just give it a rest.”


flawlessly
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Gutierrez
13 mins
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
please, cut him some slack!
No le aprieten tanto, por favor


Explanation:
Otra forma natural de decirlo

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 02:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 357
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
please, cut him some slack!
por favor, denle un poco de cuartelillo


Explanation:
This is a common expression in Spain, don't know about America.

Oliver Romero
Spain
Local time: 02:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
please, cut him some slack!
por favor, ¡no sean tan estrictos (con él)!


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Victoria Frazier
United States
Local time: 19:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Claudia!
agree  Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
14 hrs
  -> Gracias, Sandra!
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