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Nooo, boluda, me quiero matar, ¿justo ahora?

English translation: Nooo... oh my gawd, kill me now.... (you mean) just now?

18:24 Mar 24, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Slang / Colloquial conversation. Very \"porteña\" from Buenos Aires.
Spanish term or phrase: Nooo, boluda, me quiero matar, ¿justo ahora?
Two women, A tells B some breaking news about a man they know (context: he's left his wife) and the answer is "Nooo, boluda, me quiero matar, ¿justo ahora?". I know for sure that B means she is very surprised, but actually in a happy way. She is amazed about what she's just heard, about the coincidence with her own expectations, and she's very glad about it, so I believe "I want to kill myself" would not work as a translation in this context. Any suggestions for extreme amazement and pleasure expressed in this negative/exaggerated way in American English?
Adriana Penco
Local time: 00:14
English translation:Nooo... oh my gawd, kill me now.... (you mean) just now?
Explanation:
Other versions are available... :-)
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:14
Grading comment
Thank you, neilmac. As for the comments, "just now" will do, for as I know, she's speaking about a coincidence of events, not looking for a reason why.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Naw, girl, I could kill myself... why now?
Monica Colangelo
4 +1Nooo... oh my gawd, kill me now.... (you mean) just now?
neilmac
4Oh my God, you're kidding/joking! Why now?!
Rebecca Breekveldt
3No... It kills me. I knew it!
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
3(AmE) Aw-shucks, you dumb broad. I'll be damned - and now of all times?
Adrian MM.
2Nah, you'll be the death of me, why now?
Wendy Streitparth


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Nooo... oh my gawd, kill me now.... (you mean) just now?


Explanation:
Other versions are available... :-)


    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kill%20me%20now
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you, neilmac. As for the comments, "just now" will do, for as I know, she's speaking about a coincidence of events, not looking for a reason why.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Neilmac. As for the comments, "just now" will do, for as I know from context, she is talking about a coincidence, so it means "exactly now", she´s not looking for a reason why.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sergio Kot: "Justo ahora" with a question mark means something parallel to "why now?", meaning that it's not the best time. Certainly not "just now". I'm a native Spanish speaker (Buenos Aires, Lunfardo). Are you?
20 mins
  -> Depending on the INTONATION employed by the speaker, "just now?" can mean precisely that. In the target language (English), that is. Not in Lunfardo or Spanish.
agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: ;) nice English rendering by the way; it is a pity it does not work in Lunfardo :)
1 day 5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
No... It kills me. I knew it!


Explanation:
How about something like this!

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of: Spanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Juan.

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Naw, girl, I could kill myself... why now?


Explanation:
Así lo pondría.

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 00:14
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Mónica.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Kot
11 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Nah, you'll be the death of me, why now?


Explanation:
Or, no way/you're joking

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 05:14
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Wendy

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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Oh my God, you're kidding/joking! Why now?!


Explanation:
As a bilingual Argentine Spanish and English speaker, my friends and I have often said something similar - '¿justo ahora?' does mean 'why now?' but although we always use the expression 'me quiero matar/me quiero morir', it just means 'I can't believe it!'; I wouldn't say that in English because it sounds a lot more dramatic and has a negative connotation.

I would say something like 'Oh my God, I can't believe it! Why now?!' or 'Oh my God/gosh/goodness, you're joking! Why now?!

Hope this helps!

Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Rebecca.

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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(AmE) Aw-shucks, you dumb broad. I'll be damned - and now of all times?


Explanation:
Don't forget the Argentinian slang word/NB in Bs. As. the Lunfardo of boluda!

cf. que me maten si ... and, in Swedish (!), just nu = now of all times.

Example sentence(s):
  • Boluda, boludo. Se trata de un vulgarismo argentino, equivale a tonto.

    Reference: http://espanol.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AwrJQ56...
    Reference: http://en.bab.la/dictionary/spanish-english/boluda
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Adrian MM. Actually, in Argentina, "Boludo/a" has become "pal", rather than "fool". This usage is very common between friends, and it's weirdly positive...

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