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jumped out of my skin

Spanish translation: me llevé un susto de muerte

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English term or phrase:	jumped out of my skin
Spanish translation:	me llevé un susto de muerte
Entered by:	Beatriz Candil Garcia

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18:53 Jan 18, 2012

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English term or phrase: jumped out of my skin

Pls see below thanks

I’m wondering whether you have any, sort of, anxiety feelings as well or whether it’s mainly just feeling low.
Patient 2:
Well I… The doorbell, I’ve got quite a loud doorbell and it, it was rung yesterday, it, it was the postman as it turned out, but I, I, I, I, jumped out of my skin.

Beatriz Candil Garcia KudoZ activity Questions: 4064 (21 open) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 347
Local time: 08:38

me llevé un susto de muerte

Explanation:
una forma de decirlo, o se me paró el corazón... pero me gusta más lo del susto de muerte.

Selected response from:

isabel murillo
Local time: 08:38

Grading comment

thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

me llevé un susto de muerte

isabel murillo

4 +2

me dio un vuelco al corazón

Mercedes Marta Moreno

4 +1

me he llevado un susto tremendo

AQOS

se me pusieron los pelos de punta / me quedé paralizada/o del miedo

inespp

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

me llevé un susto de muerte

Explanation:
una forma de decirlo, o se me paró el corazón... pero me gusta más lo del susto de muerte.

isabel murillo
Local time: 08:38
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Grading comment

thx

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

me dio un vuelco al corazón

Explanation:
... conservando el sentido metafórico de la frase...

Saludos.

Mercedes Marta Moreno
Local time: 08:38
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 62

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

me he llevado un susto tremendo

Explanation:
Es una opción.

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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-18 19:07:17 GMT)
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ej. Me he llevado un susto tremendo. Estaba en casa preparándoles la comida y he recibido la llamada.

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Note added at 49 mins (2012-01-18 19:42:42 GMT)
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Acabo de ver 'yesterday' en la oración así que debería haber sugerido esta opción en el preterito indefinido como las de Isabel y Mercedes.

Me llevé un susto tremendo

AQOS
Local time: 08:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

5 hrs confidence:

se me pusieron los pelos de punta / me quedé paralizada/o del miedo

Explanation:
A mí me gustan más estas opciones porque mantienen el aspecto físico de la expresión.

También votaría por "me dio un vuelco el corazón" por el mismo motivo

inespp
Spain
Local time: 08:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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