Feb 5, 2006 18:49
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
ldd (X)
cocorito
Homework / test
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
"NO te hagas el cocorito"
Se lo dice una persona a otra cuando èsta, que es una persona mayor, quiere hacer cosas de una persona de 20 años, como correr mucho, andar mucho en bicicleta.
Se lo dice una persona a otra cuando èsta, que es una persona mayor, quiere hacer cosas de una persona de 20 años, como correr mucho, andar mucho en bicicleta.
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14 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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14
Spanish term (edited):
[no te hagas el] cocorito
Selected
Act your age!
The Secrets of the Superyoung
... I was so glad to find this book and I found it an absolutely amazing read. I am someone who feels and looks 10 to 15 years younger than what I am and have, at times, suffered **negative comments by "well meaning" friends. ("Act your age" "Stop trying to be a teenager" etc.)**. To read this book and find out it is part of a "phenomenon" was quite comforting! And I feel that it gives all our old preconceived notions of age a new angle to think from....
www9.joynd.co.uk/.../
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I was trying to add "Stop trying to be a teenager," but my answer got posted instead.
... I was so glad to find this book and I found it an absolutely amazing read. I am someone who feels and looks 10 to 15 years younger than what I am and have, at times, suffered **negative comments by "well meaning" friends. ("Act your age" "Stop trying to be a teenager" etc.)**. To read this book and find out it is part of a "phenomenon" was quite comforting! And I feel that it gives all our old preconceived notions of age a new angle to think from....
www9.joynd.co.uk/.../
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-02-06 09:29:34 GMT)
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I was trying to add "Stop trying to be a teenager," but my answer got posted instead.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
10 mins
Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
the help you need to convey your message
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
3
don't you brag with me
or don't play it cool with me
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-02-05 19:06:17 GMT)
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or even: who are you trying to fool (with that attitude)?
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-02-05 19:06:17 GMT)
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or even: who are you trying to fool (with that attitude)?
5 mins
Clare Macnamara
Native in English
Fast, efficient and intuitive.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2
don’t start acting the little madam with me
Sale en el Oxford Superlex en femenino pero a ver si te sirve:
cocorita f (RPl fam): no te hagas la cocorita don’t start acting
the little madam with me
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-02-05 18:59:13 GMT)
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Claro, depende de si las personas son mujeres u hombres.
Mirando bien tu contexto, quizás "act your age" o "don't try to behave like a kid" o algo similar te fuera mejor.
¡Suerte!
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-02-05 19:07:23 GMT)
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What about "Come on now, (you should) act your age!" ?
cocorita f (RPl fam): no te hagas la cocorita don’t start acting
the little madam with me
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-02-05 18:59:13 GMT)
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Claro, depende de si las personas son mujeres u hombres.
Mirando bien tu contexto, quizás "act your age" o "don't try to behave like a kid" o algo similar te fuera mejor.
¡Suerte!
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-02-05 19:07:23 GMT)
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What about "Come on now, (you should) act your age!" ?
Peer comment(s):
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Cecilia Della Croce
: solo si se aplica a una mujer/ las otras sugerencias son muy buenas
2 mins
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¡Claro Cecilia! Ponía eso mientras me lo señalabas tú. ¡Gracias y saludos!
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+1
24 mins
young buck?
Don't pretend to be a young buck again.
Class A Drivers.com - Trucking Message Board, Truck Drivers Forums
Pretend you're an illegal immigrant and Get into construction...anything but
abandoning your family trying to be some hot-shot young buck again. ...
www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10171&start=0&... - 92k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-02-05 19:22:24 GMT)
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OR:
Don't preen and strut.
Class A Drivers.com - Trucking Message Board, Truck Drivers Forums
Pretend you're an illegal immigrant and Get into construction...anything but
abandoning your family trying to be some hot-shot young buck again. ...
www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10171&start=0&... - 92k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-02-05 19:22:24 GMT)
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OR:
Don't preen and strut.
2 hrs
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
55
grow up!
a
3 hrs
Don't play the little boy with me!
Could also use "don't act the child with me!"
HTH
HTH
Discussion
The thing is that in fact the person to whom Im referring is a man.