ponete las pilas

English translation: get your act together, get with it

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Spanish term or phrase:	ponete las pilas; ponete las pilas
English translation:	get your act together, get with it
Entered by:	Michael Powers (PhD)

12:22 Jul 9, 2011

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Spanish term or phrase: ponete las pilas

hola! Cuál es la traducción para la expresión "ponete las pilas".

Gracias!

marianarauch (X)

get your act together, get with it

Explanation:
Normalmente es: "ponte las pilas"

Mike

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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:27

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4 +8

get your act together, get with it

Michael Powers (PhD)

5 +3

get down to it / get cracking

Simon Bruni

4 +1

Get it in gear

eski

3 +1

Pull your socks up / Pull your finger out / Liven up

moken

get moving / get a move on / put/get your skates on

Lisa McCarthy

Let's get going/Let's crack on

Marian Vieyra

Discussion entries: 3

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

get your act together, get with it

Explanation:
Normalmente es: "ponte las pilas"

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 58

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Christine Walsh: Si estás en Argentina o Uruguay, 'ponete' es lo más común, pero significa lo mismo

8 mins

-> La verdad, en el Cono Sur es "ponete" -me imagino que será así también en Paraguay - Mike

agree

Jenni Lukac (X)

21 mins

-> Thank you, Jenni - Mike

agree

Esperanza González: "Ponte las pilas" para México.

24 mins

-> Que yo sepa, sólo es el Cono Sur donde usan "ponete las pilas" - Mike

agree

Aisha Prigan (X)

47 mins

-> Gracias, Aisha - Mike

agree

liz askew: This is what I say to my two teenagers:)

2 hrs

-> Teenagers - mis pésames - I had four - now the youngest is 20, but even that is no magic bullet - Mike

agree

Mónica Algazi

3 hrs

-> Thank you, Mónica - Mike

agree

anademahomar: Ponete las pilas es sumamente comun en Honduras

5 hrs

-> En Honduras es "ponete" también - no sabía, gracias - Mike

agree

Victoria Frazier

6 hrs

-> Gracias, Victoria - Mike

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Pull your socks up / Pull your finger out / Liven up

Explanation:
Hi Mariana,

Three expressions that immediately spring to mind, but I'm sure there are plenty more. It would really depend on how you intend to use it.

Good luck,

Álvaro :O)

moken
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 49

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

get down to it / get cracking

Explanation:
When I've heard this expression it hasn't necessarily meant that the starting point is that the person is slacking off. It can simply mean that it's time to pick up the pace.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Get it in gear

Explanation:
...put your nose to the grindstone; get with it, ... etc.
Maybe Nike said it best: "Just DO IT!"

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Saludos
eski :))

saludos,
eski

eski
Mexico
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

20 hrs confidence:

Let's get going/Let's crack on

Explanation:
If there is no criticism intended in the Spanish and the need for immediate action is required then the above could be options in the UK.
"Pull your socks up" or "get your act together" are both slightly critical IMO, and directed at an individual rather than a universal "let's get going". It all depends on the context and the real nuance in the original Spanish.

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 day 19 hrs confidence:

get moving / get a move on / put/get your skates on

Explanation:
Another option :)

Get your skates on

If you haven't yet renewed your membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, you might like to **get your skates on** because the new year starts on 1 March – next Tuesday!
http://www.pjonline.com/newsletter/get_your_skates_on

**Get your skates on** Dave and Nick - time's running out!

Since I wrote the blog about people shielding themselves from the realities of our economic climate with Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses, it appears that many people have taken them off!
http://www.mortgageintroducer.com/blogengine/post/Get-your-s...

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 08:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 67

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