May 21, 2009 02:33
15 yrs ago
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English term
Kick a man when he's down.
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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?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | Hacer leña del árbol caído... |
María Rincón
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| 4 | ensañarte con el vencido |
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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| 3 | patear al caído |
Omar Lima Quintana
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| 3 | See. |
Juan Jacob
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
María Rincón
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
Professional and reliable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
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Hacer leña del árbol caído...
:)
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Mario Gonzalez
: se vale
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Muchas gracias, Mario!:)
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Gabriela Rodriguez
: :)
3 mins
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Muchas gracias, Gaby!:)
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Juan Jacob
: Ladies first... no te vi. De acuerdo.
4 mins
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Muchas gracias, Juan!:)
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Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
: Totalmente de acuerdo.
12 mins
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Muchas gracias, Rosa Elena!:)
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Maria Mastruzzo
1 hr
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Muchas gracias, María!:)
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Raúl Waldman
2 hrs
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Muchas gracias, Raúl!:)
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
: Clarísimo. También en España.
6 hrs
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Muchas gracias, Tomás!:)
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Maria Rosich Andreu
6 hrs
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Muchas gracias, María!:)
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Rosa Plana Castillón
11 hrs
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Muchas gracias, Rosa!:)
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Comment: "¡Muchas gracias!"
10 mins
Omar Lima Quintana
Native in Spanish
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
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24
patear al caído
Eso es.
Peer comment(s):
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Juan Jacob
: Textualmente sí, pero hay castellano para eso, como dijiste hace unos días.
6 mins
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Raúl Waldman
: (Para Juan). En Argentina decimos exactamente así.
2 hrs
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Juan Jacob
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Literatura, historia, subtitulaje
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican) , French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, French, and 5 more.
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See.
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.
"Hacer leña del árbol caído", more or less what you'te looking for, I guess.
53 mins
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Peru
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Peru
Accuracy and Commitment
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Peruvian, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
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244
ensañarte con el vencido
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
dar un golpe bajo
ensañarse con el vencido.
http://es.geocities.com/aticosverano/hit-beat-slap-kick.htm
Discussion
Patear al...implica cobardía o ensañamiento, por eso es textual.