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Kick a man when he's down.

Spanish translation: Hacer leña del árbol caído...

02:33 May 21, 2009
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English term or phrase: Kick a man when he's down.
I'm looking for a phrase that would translate into idiomatic Castillian the English phrase 'You really know how to kick a man when he's down'. A straightforward translation would be easy enough, but would a Spanish-speaker ever say something like that? What would he or she use to express the idea that a person is willing to take advantage of another's misfortune, perhaps even with a hint of Schadenfreude?
rhclayto
Spanish translation:Hacer leña del árbol caído...
Explanation:
:)
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María Rincón
Uruguay
Local time: 00:58
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Hacer leña del árbol caído...
María Rincón
4ensañarte con el vencido
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
3patear al caído
Omar Lima Quintana
3See.
Juan Jacob


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
kick a man when he's down.
Hacer leña del árbol caído...


Explanation:
:)

María Rincón
Uruguay
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Gonzalez: se vale
3 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Mario!:)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez: :)
3 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Gaby!:)
agree  Juan Jacob: Ladies first... no te vi. De acuerdo.
4 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Juan!:)
agree  Rosa Elena Lozano Arton: Totalmente de acuerdo.
12 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Rosa Elena!:)
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, María!:)
agree  Raúl Waldman
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Raúl!:)
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Clarísimo. También en España.
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Tomás!:)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, María!:)
agree  Rosa Plana Castillón
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Rosa!:)
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kick a man when he's down.
patear al caído


Explanation:
Eso es.

Omar Lima Quintana
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Juan Jacob: Textualmente sí, pero hay castellano para eso, como dijiste hace unos días.
6 mins
agree  Raúl Waldman: (Para Juan). En Argentina decimos exactamente así.
2 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kick a man when he's down.
See.


Explanation:
Don't know Schadenfreude (that's German) but in Spanish we say:
"Hacer leña del árbol caído", more or less what you'te looking for, I guess.

Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 21:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 53
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kick a man when he's down.
ensañarte con el vencido


Explanation:
HIT A MAN WHEN HE IS DOWN.
dar un golpe bajo
ensañarse con el vencido.

http://es.geocities.com/aticosverano/hit-beat-slap-kick.htm

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 244
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