Sep 25, 2018 15:05
5 yrs ago
Spanish term

cayeron como chorlitos

Spanish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
An expression in a text about Argentine artists involved in the protests in France in May of 68:

Poco después, el 23 de mayo, Le Parc viajó a México con motivo de su exposición en el Palacio de Bellas Artes y regresó los primeros días de junio. En este sentido, y no sin picardía, Antonio Seguí recuerda que Le Parc volvió ansioso por participar de la revuelta; por eso fueron a Flins y “cayeron como chorlitos”.

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Discussion

Wendy Gosselin (asker) Sep 30, 2018:
Sorry about the repeat...I lost track of the previous post!
AllegroTrans Sep 26, 2018:
Yes Why have you asked an identical question twice?
Robert Carter Sep 25, 2018:
@Wendy You asked the same question (and chose an answer) a couple of weeks ago.
https://esl.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/idioms-maxims-...

Proposed translations

12 hrs
Selected

walked right into it

..."it" being the trouble or arrest etc. The previous answers were fine.
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+3
12 mins

got caught like a couple of bird-brains

In fact my previous answer was chosen by the community. Try this one, if you are not happy with the other proposals, or explain what you didn't like.

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Note added at 49 mins (2018-09-25 15:55:30 GMT)
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"caught" because they were arrested protesting outside the Renault factory.
Peer comment(s):

agree MPGS : -)
20 mins
Gracias!
agree Charles Davis : I prefer "patsies" :-)
43 mins
Thank you Charles! Yes, or "idiots" maybe, but I wanted to match the slang expression.
agree philgoddard : Yes, your last answer was perfectly good.
1 hr
Thank you, Phil.
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Reference comments

7 mins
Reference:

It's a "lunfardo" expression

Todotango.com - Término: caer como un chorlito de nuestro ...
www.todotango.com/comunidad/lunfardo/termino.aspx?p=caer co...

La Comunidad · Diccionario Lunfardo; caer como un chorlito. Diccionario Lunfardo. caer como un chorlito. (pop.) Ser sorprendido por carecer de malicia.
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32 mins
Reference:

DRAE

cabeza de chorlito
1. m. y f. coloq. Persona ligera y de poco juicio.
http://dle.rae.es/?id=6QPLtb6

:-)
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