‘Rat in back!’

Spanish translation: ¡rata en el patio!/¡rata suelta!

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English term or phrase:‘Rat in back!’
Spanish translation:¡rata en el patio!/¡rata suelta!
Entered by: Remy Arce

10:52 Feb 28, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: ‘Rat in back!’
Some houses had [spray-painted] messages about animals, which Rogan found objectionable: “How’d you like it if your house was spray-painted in big black letters with something about a pit bull? Why didn’t they take it all the way—spray-paint, you know, ‘Rat in
back!’ ”

¿Rata en la parte trasera?
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heliojorge
Local time: 01:59
¡rata en el patio!/¡rata suelta!
Explanation:
Parecido a esos anuncios que colocan al frente de las casas para advertir de que hay perros sueltos dentro de la cerca alrededor de la casa.
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Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 19:59
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2¡rata en el patio!/¡rata suelta!
Remy Arce
3¡Te persigue una rata!
HANRATH
3(Atención) rata peligrosa
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
‘rat in back!’
¡Te persigue una rata!


Explanation:
O también "¡Una rata detrás!". Quizás es esto.. ¡Saludos!

HANRATH
Spain
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 36
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
‘rat in back!’
¡rata en el patio!/¡rata suelta!


Explanation:
Parecido a esos anuncios que colocan al frente de las casas para advertir de que hay perros sueltos dentro de la cerca alrededor de la casa.

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teju
2 hrs
  -> ¡muchas gracias teju!

agree  Maria Kisic
3 hrs
  -> ¡muchas gracias María!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
‘rat in back!’
(Atención) rata peligrosa


Explanation:
Se podría hacer un paralelismo con el cartel que se ve en muchas casas: "Atención perro peligroso" o simplemente "perro peligroso"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 01:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 179
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