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shut up

Spanish translation: cálla

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English term or phrase:shut up
Spanish translation:cálla
Entered by: Hans Gärtner

02:16 Mar 23, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: shut up
my teacher is saying this word to me and i was wondering what it ment
erica lemoine
¡cállate!
Explanation:
Significa que te calles, que cierres la boca.
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Hans Gärtner
Local time: 08:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10¡cállate!
Hans Gärtner
4 +2guarda silencio
elenali
5 +1¡Cállate la boca!
Ocell
5Que dejes de hablar.
olv10siq


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
¡cállate!


Explanation:
Significa que te calles, que cierres la boca.

Hans Gärtner
Local time: 08:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 205
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds
1 min
agree  swisstell
12 mins
agree  Andrea Bullrich: sshhhh... :-)
27 mins
agree  Alisu S-G
1 hr
agree  claudia bagnardi
1 hr
agree  CNF
2 hrs
agree  David Davis
5 hrs
agree  Fiona N�voa
6 hrs
agree  Bernardo Ortiz: silencio! No moleste, cálesse
13 hrs
agree  iwerner (X)
2 days 10 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
guarda silencio


Explanation:
también, cierra la boca

elenali
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): Sí... ¡¡qué maestra!! ¶:^)
8 mins
  -> No seas malo Señor Oso y gracias :- )
agree  Bernardo Ortiz
13 hrs
  -> Gracias Bernardo, en las escuelas es mejor así, verdad?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Que dejes de hablar.


Explanation:
Hope it helps.

olv10siq
Local time: 23:54
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1991
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
¡Cállate la boca!


Explanation:
Si tiene la cara toda roja, seguro que es esto.
Si no, supongo que con un cállate, calla, cierra el pico, etc. bastará

Ocell
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Midelcampo
4 hrs
  -> gracias :-)
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