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oye,, que mala honda no??/ me cortas asi... sin decir me adios???

English translation: Hey, that wasn't nice. You hung up on me without saying goodbye?

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Spanish term or phrase:oye, que mala honda ¿no? me cortas asi... sin decirme adiós
English translation:Hey, that wasn't nice. You hung up on me without saying goodbye?
Entered by: teju

22:52 Nov 12, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Journalism
Spanish term or phrase: oye,, que mala honda no??/ me cortas asi... sin decir me adios???
this is a guy talking to a girl
daniel
Hey, that wasn't nice. You hung up on me without saying goodbye?
Explanation:
This would be correct if we are talking about a conversation on the phone. If not:

Hey, that wasn't nice. You left me standing there, and left without saying goodbye.

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-11-12 23:03:13 GMT)
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Que mala honda = that wasn't nice, that's not cool (esta expresión es muy común en México)
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teju
Local time: 16:22
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Hey, that wasn't nice. You hung up on me without saying goodbye?
teju
5 +1What the heck? You cuttin' me like this? Not even sayin goodbye?
Rolando Julio Arciniega
3well that wasn't very nice now, was it?/hanging up on me like that.... without saying goodbye
Michelle Temple
2Listen! What kind of crap is it? You cut me off like that, without saying bye?
lafresita (X)


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Listen! What kind of crap is it? You cut me off like that, without saying bye?


Explanation:
Listen! What kind of crap is it? You cut me off like that, without saying buy?

lafresita (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Polish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rolando Julio Arciniega: . . . without saying buy? PUes sólo que le fuera a comprar algo!! :o) :o) :o)
22 mins
neutral  Margaret Schroeder: "Crap" is semi-vulgar, but "qué mala honda," while colloquial, is not impolite.
34 mins
neutral  Juan Jacob: Crap me parece demasiado fuerte para "mala OOOOnda".
3 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Hey, that wasn't nice. You hung up on me without saying goodbye?


Explanation:
This would be correct if we are talking about a conversation on the phone. If not:

Hey, that wasn't nice. You left me standing there, and left without saying goodbye.

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-11-12 23:03:13 GMT)
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Que mala honda = that wasn't nice, that's not cool (esta expresión es muy común en México)

teju
Local time: 16:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Schroeder
29 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, que buena onda - teju :)))
agree  Juan Jacob: Sí, es lo más parecido. Onda, no honda... esa la usó David contra Goliat, según mis bíblicos recuerdos.
3 hrs
  -> Sí, estamos hablando de buena ooonda, no de lo otro, good catch! Saludos - teju :)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
well that wasn't very nice now, was it?/hanging up on me like that.... without saying goodbye


Explanation:
a polite option, assuming this is a phone conversation

otherwise "cortar" could be breaking up

Michelle Temple
Canada
Local time: 16:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What the heck? You cuttin' me like this? Not even sayin goodbye?


Explanation:
Pos ora si les tocó traducir Mexicano, no??

Cuando una chave corta a un chavo o a la visconversa, no significa que le estan colgando el teléfono sino que están cortando la relación. A menos que haya algo más dentro del contexto que indique otra cosa.

Traducido correctamente de acuerdo a mi tumbaburros Cantimplesco!

Rolando Julio Arciniega
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez: De acuerdo con los tumbaburros...
12 hrs
  -> Gracias por tu apoyo Silvi
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