me maté la madre

English translation: I invoked my mother\'s death

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Spanish term or phrase:	me maté la madre
English translation:	I invoked my mother\'s death
Entered by:	Cathal Monaghan

10:03 Jan 14, 2020

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Spanish term or phrase: me maté la madre

Contexto: una valoración de un producto en youtube, lenguaje informal de México
Target: inglés EEUU

"¿cuantas veces has sido despedido del trabajo?, ay no mames eso, pues unas me han despedido, otras deje de ir, otras renuncié, otras me maté la madre.."

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Local time: 05:44

I invoked my mother's death

Explanation:
as a pretext

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Note added at 7 days (2020-01-21 12:07:17 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to hear. Thank you. Best!

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Local time: 06:44

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I asked a Mexican friend (who replied post project delivery!) about this and he said it’s like my dog ate my homework - an excuse. So in some cases he said his mom died.
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I invoked my mother's death

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I invoked my mother's death

MPGS
Local time: 06:44
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Grading comment

I asked a Mexican friend (who replied post project delivery!) about this and he said it’s like my dog ate my homework - an excuse. So in some cases he said his mom died.

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