voy a cobrármelas en el pellejo de

English translation: You and your parents are gonna pay for that/it

15:57 Oct 17, 2019

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: voy a cobrármelas en el pellejo de

Contexto:

— Muchacha estúpida — susurró Jack y sus ojos negros chispeaban por el odio —¡cuando te vi ayer con él, no me lo podía creer! Con lo modosita que parecías cuando te visitaba los domingos en casa de tus padres. Después de verte, fui a reclamarles el dinero que les he dado todos estos años a cambio de ti —la zarandeó con fuerza haciendo que se golpeara la cabeza contra un árbol que tenía al lado, sin dejar de apretarle el brazo — ¿sabes cuánto dinero me debéis tú y tu familia? ¡cientos de libras! Y voy a cobrármelas en el pellejo de tus padres y en el tuyo ¡Me habéis engañado como a un tonto y no lo voy a consentir!

Something like "I'm going to collect them off the backs of you and your parents"?

Gracias,

Barbara

Barbara Cochran, MFA KudoZ activity Questions: 1895 (7 open) (3 without valid answers) (233 closed without grading) Answers: 3899 United States
Local time: 19:19

English translation:You and your parents are gonna pay for that/it

Explanation:
In Spanish "cobrarselas a alguien" same as "alguien me las pagará" is a general term as in English "one will pay for something"
So, the term includes a revenge as well as collecting the money.

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Eduardo Perez Llanes
Cuba
Local time: 19:19

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

You and your parents are gonna pay for that/it

Eduardo Perez Llanes

3 +2

I'm going to make you pay dearly

Marie Wilson

I'm gonna take it out of your hide

MollyRose

Discussion entries: 1

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41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I'm going to make you pay dearly

Explanation:
I'm going to make you and your parents pay dearly for this.
It can be interpreted in diferent ways.
Another option would be "I'm going to beat the living daylights out of you and your parents".

Example sentence(s):

You cheat me this time, I will make you pay dearly, have no doubt.
If you try to keep me from getting what I want, I will make you pay dearly, for as long as it amuses me.

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 01:19
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

You and your parents are gonna pay for that/it

Eduardo Perez Llanes
Cuba
Local time: 19:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day 5 hrs confidence:

I'm gonna take it out of your hide

Explanation:
Idiomatic equivalent. It could be a severe physical threat, or he could try to make them pay at extreme hardship to themselves.

MollyRose
United States
Local time: 18:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

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