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English: "to have your own thing going"

Spanish translation: Tú sí que tienes onda







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English term or phrase:"to have your own thing going"
Spanish translation:Tú sí que tienes onda
Entered by:Alejandra Tolj
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English term or phrase: "to have your own thing going"
Hola!
Quisiera encontrar una buena traducción para este slang. El contexto es un par de chicos adolescentes hablando. La niña le dice al chico (que en realidad es una momia disfrazada de humano):
"Hola, Bob. You definitely have your own thing going"

Será algo como; Tienes tu propia onda o estilo?
Gracias!!
Claudia Gatta
"(Tu) sí que tienes onda/estilo"
Explanation:
"definitivamente tienes onda/estilo"

=:-)
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Alejandra Tolj
Argentina
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4"(Tu) sí que tienes onda/estilo"
Alejandra Tolj
4 +3Tienes tu propio estilo / onda
Marcela Russo
5tienes tu propia vida
japsmp


  


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tienes tu propia vida

Explanation:
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japsmp
Spain
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Tienes tu propio estilo / onda

Explanation:
Parece que es como vos decís,Claudia

do your own thing informal
to do exactly what you want without following what other people do or worrying about what they think
You have to give your children a certain amount of freedom to do their own thing.

(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms)


Marcela Russo
Argentina
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree teju: Totalmente
3 mins

agree Elena SPH
9 mins

agree Avrvm
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to have your own thing going "(Tu) sí que tienes onda/estilo"

Explanation:
"definitivamente tienes onda/estilo"

=:-)

Alejandra Tolj
Argentina
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

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agree Paola Giardina
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Paola!

agree Chelin
6 mins
  -> Thanks, Chelin!

agree Avrvm: too!
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Avrvm!

agree Pilar Esteban
47 mins
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