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English term or phrase:	Kerplunk
Spanish translation:	Cataplún
Entered by:	María Eugenia Wachtendorff

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04:19 Nov 24, 2002

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Education / Pedagogy / Education

English term or phrase: Kerplunk

I know the idiom TO GO KERPLUNK (fail, flop). However, I'd like to know how to translate it in this context:

THEN HE PICKED UP THE HUNK OF CLAY AND LET IT FALL quote KERPLUNK unquote ON THE TABLE.

Thank you, guys!

María Eugenia Wachtendorff KudoZ activity Questions: 2323 (1 open) (15 without valid answers) (121 closed without grading) Answers: 6029 Chile
Local time: 00:45

...¡cataplún!...

Explanation:
Si hasta riman y todo...

HTH.

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Note added at 2002-11-24 10:54:00 (GMT)
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Hay una popular tonadilla española con estos versos. ¿La has oído alguna vez? O es que me estoy poniendo demasiado viejo...

Cata, cataplún, cataplún, plun, candelas...
¡Arza p\'arriba Polichinelas!

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Note added at 2002-11-24 11:00:46 (GMT)
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Sí, la solía cantar [porque lo que hace ahora no es precisamente cantar] Sarita Montiel y era un cuplé...

Selected response from:

Ramón Solá
Local time: 23:45

Grading comment

Muchas gracias, Ramón. Me quedo con tu ¡CATAPLÚN!, porque calza perfectamente en el contexto y, además, los niños todavía cantan El Polichinelas.
Y muchas gracias a todos los demás amigos, también.

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

...¡cataplún!...

Ramón Solá

5 +1

¡pas!

Henry Hinds

a plomo

José Antonio V.

lo dejo caer pesadamente en la mesa / lo dejo caer ¡pum!

Refugio

"trácate"

Pablo Dal Monte

"pacatelas!"

Antonio Villarreal Ulloa

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

¡pas!

Explanation:
paso

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¡cataplum!

Exp.

Henry Hinds
Local time: 22:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 526

30 mins confidence:

"trácate"

Explanation:
o "patatrás"

o algo con algún acento

Pablo Dal Monte
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of:

Spanish

42 mins confidence:

lo dejo caer pesadamente en la mesa / lo dejo caer ¡pum!

Explanation:
Depending on how dry or how moist it was. ¡Pas! if pretty moist, otherwise ¡pum!

Refugio
Local time: 21:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 220

1 hr confidence:

a plomo

Explanation:
y lo dejó caer a plomo sobre la mesa.

José Antonio V.
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

"pacatelas!"

Explanation:
otra opción

Antonio Villarreal Ulloa
Local time: 21:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

...¡cataplún!...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 23:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 52

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