Sep 29, 2011 17:53
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
acelerado
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
Hi all,
I'm looking for a natural slangy translation for "acelerado".
It appears in the following sentence "Cuando llego a casa acelerado, me fumo un porro.
The speaker is a young man in his mid twenties who works out a lot in the gym.
Thanks to whoever responds.
I'm looking for a natural slangy translation for "acelerado".
It appears in the following sentence "Cuando llego a casa acelerado, me fumo un porro.
The speaker is a young man in his mid twenties who works out a lot in the gym.
Thanks to whoever responds.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | pumped up |
Simon Bruni
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| 3 +6 | wired |
peter jackson
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| 4 +2 | When I´m feeling hyper/tense |
anademahomar
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| 3 | hyper |
lorenab23
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Proposed translations
+8
18 mins
Selected
pumped up
When I get home all pumped up, I smoke a joint.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
hyper
when I come home and I am hyper I smoke a joint
One possibility...
One possibility...
+2
2 mins
anademahomar
Honduras
Honduras
Native in Spanish
&
English
Honduras
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Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
When I´m feeling hyper/tense
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-09-29 17:57:55 GMT)
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edgy, jittery
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-09-29 17:57:55 GMT)
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edgy, jittery
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rosa Paredes
: all good choices... Saludos.
1 hr
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Thank you, Rosa
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| agree |
Dave Pugh
3 days 21 hrs
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Thank you, Dave
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+6
16 mins
wired
or wound up
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-09-29 18:11:15 GMT)
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When I get home and I'm feeling all wound up/wired
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-09-29 18:11:15 GMT)
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When I get home and I'm feeling all wound up/wired
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
franglish
: wired is what I'd say (and feel...)
11 mins
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| agree |
Rosa Paredes
: Also good options...
1 hr
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| agree |
eski
1 hr
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| agree |
anademahomar
: Wired is excellent
4 hrs
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| agree |
Matthew Madd (X)
5 hrs
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| agree |
Simon Bruni
: I like wound up, one issue with wired is that it also means "high on drugs"
13 hrs
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