Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a slip of the tongue
Spanish translation:
(que no) se vaya de la lengua
Added to glossary by
Paul García
Oct 8, 2007 14:48
16 yrs ago
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English term
a slip of the tongue
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
criminal law
Modismo. Busco algo mejor que "un lapsus linguae". De contexto: el abogado defensor le dice a su cliente (un acusado encarcelado) que no hable sobre su causa con los demás prisioneros...
Proposed translations
+12
3 mins
Darío Giménez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Traduzco, luego existo.
Native in: Spanish 
, Catalan
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Catalan to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
201
Selected
(que no) se vaya de la lengua
Un clásico, aunque no tiene nada que ver con un "lapsus linguae"... :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "gracias"
+1
21 mins
no abrir la boca / mantener la boca cerrada, cerrar el pico, quedarse callado
yo diria "que no abra la boca" o algo similar
45 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
354
uno es dueño de lo que calla y esclavo de lo que dice
,
2 hrs
Luis Javier Otoya
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Translations that speak your language
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
31
hablar más de la cuenta
Así se dice por estos lares (Colombia): no hable más de la cuenta.
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