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Spanish translation: hubiera armado un escándalo

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English term or phrase:shout bloody murder
Spanish translation:hubiera armado un escándalo
Entered by: Laura Gómez

22:18 May 16, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: shout bloody murder
Hola,

están interrogando a una persona y entonces le dicen una palabra clave para ver cómo reacciona. el interrogador se pregunta si estará actuando. Y dice:
"A bad actor would have jumped to his feet, knocked his chair over and started shouting bloody murder right about then."

Muchas gracias
Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 12:25
hubiera armado un escándalo
Explanation:
It does not mean jelling anything in particular, it means making a loud scene

Websters
bloody murder
Function:adverb
: as though face to face with a gory murder *he thought of screaming bloody murder so that they would let him get out of the car— Jean Stafford*

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-05-16 22:33:45 GMT)
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Yelling, OK? ;-)
Selected response from:

David Russi
United States
Local time: 04:25
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8hubiera armado un escándalo
David Russi
5gritar maldita sea
Nelson Aguillon
5la hubiera armado gorda
Sonia Martos
4hubiera montado un pollo
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3a grito pelado
J Celeita (X)
3estaría cagando leches ahí mismo
Javier Moreno Pollarolo


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
gritar maldita sea


Explanation:
Aquí tiene mi sugerencia Laurita.
From Word Magic Dictionary


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Note added at 8 mins (2010-05-16 22:26:24 GMT)
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Interjection bloody murder! Exclamation Expression3 ¡demonios! , ¡maldita sea!

Nelson Aguillon
United States
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, compañero.

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
hubiera armado un escándalo


Explanation:
It does not mean jelling anything in particular, it means making a loud scene

Websters
bloody murder
Function:adverb
: as though face to face with a gory murder *he thought of screaming bloody murder so that they would let him get out of the car— Jean Stafford*

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-05-16 22:33:45 GMT)
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Yelling, OK? ;-)

David Russi
United States
Local time: 04:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 144
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, David.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Mª SANZ (X): Es la expresión más neutra. Existen otras expresiones más coloristas que no tienen por qué resultar familiares en todos los países. En cualquier caso se trata de una explosión de rabia incontenida.
14 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Christine Walsh: Ihink it's the most usual, and the clearest, unless Laura has a particular target audience where other expressions are more common.
26 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Karin Otterbach
2 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
3 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  Carolina Brito
5 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  patricia scott
10 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  Rosa Pugliese
15 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  Wendy Petzall: De acuerdo con Christine y Chema. Pero usaría "habría"
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Gracias.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hubiera montado un pollo


Explanation:
Me parece un buen equivalente en el mismo registro, porque no se trata de gritar algo en concreto sino de montar una escena, gritos incluidos.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1766
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Bea. ¡Una expresión muy idiomática!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a grito pelado


Explanation:
just an option


    Reference: http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/es-en/a%20grito%20pe...
J Celeita (X)
Local time: 03:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
estaría cagando leches ahí mismo


Explanation:
No sé, me parece que sería algo que un inspector de policía diría. Yo trabajo mucho con subtítulos y a veces hay que poner un poco de pimienta.

Javier Moreno Pollarolo
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
la hubiera armado gorda


Explanation:
Another option.

Sonia Martos
Spain
Local time: 12:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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