Spanish translation: (bankruptcy) (noun) bancarrota; (the act of bankruptcy) irse a la ruina, quebrar
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English term or phrase:
belly up
Spanish translation:
(bankruptcy) (noun) bancarrota; (the act of bankruptcy) irse a la ruina, quebrar
English to Spanish translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / United States
English term or phrase:belly up
Please give the idiomatic expressions for the three meanings of "belly up" that follow from the Random House Dictionary.
Thank you,
Mike :)
28. in bed,
a. beneath the covers of a bed.
b. engaged in sexual intercourse.
29. jump or get into bed with, to form a close, often temporary, alliance, usually with an unlikely ally: Industry was charged with jumping into bed with labor on the issue.
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bel·ly-up
adj. Informal.
Bankrupt: The company went belly-up.
go belly-up
Fail, go bankrupt, as in This company\'s about to go belly-up. This expression alludes to the posture of a dead fish in the water. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see go broke.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms
I included the wrong definitions and gave no examples. Now that this has been remedied, I will wait at least 48 hours. Obviously, since the two meanings that are of interest are "curry favor" and "go bankrupt", the answers "panza arriba" and "bocarriba/de espaldas" are not appropriate in this context. They are right, just no appropriate here, which is my fault. Sorry.
The other two answers, through right, are neutral in register - I was hoping for something as informal as "belly up".
In addition, if translations could be added for "curry favor from", that would be great. Please try to do so in the informal register also.
I liked Tweedy less after reading the book, which strikes me as odd if Kot was trying to belly-up to him. He plays the sympathy card near the end (the migraines, the drugs) but mostly, he seems like a guy with poor social skills and immense talent, but who also likes to be the most talented person in the room. Being challenged (by Jay Bennett, for instance) seems to push him away. It'll be interesting to see how long his friendship with O'Rourke lasts...
Michael, you copied the definitions of "in bed", not "belly up"
02:16 Dec 9, 2005
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
panza arriba
Explanation: Así es para mí.
Ines Garcia Botana Local time: 12:36 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ya agregu una definiciones y ejemplos, y el resultado es que esta respuesta ya no sirve en este contexto. Es mi culpa - perdn.
Pero como resultado todava voy a esperar otras 36 horas antes de escoger una respuesta.
Favor de cambiar la respuesta.
Gracias. Mike :)
6 mins confidence:
bancarrota, irse a la ruina
Explanation: Hola Mike,
Una posibilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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bel·ly-up
adj. Informal.
Bankrupt: The company went belly-up.
go belly-up
Fail, go bankrupt, as in This company\'s about to go belly-up. This expression alludes to the posture of a dead fish in the water. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see go broke.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms
xxxOso Works in field Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 132
Grading comment
gracias
Notes to answerer
Asker: Saludos, Oso. Qu gusto de verte otra vez. Met la pata con esta pregunta - puse las definiciones equivocadas, y sin ejemplos. Pero ya esa situacin est resuelta.
Favor de dar un(os) ejemplo(s) en el registro informal de "quebrar" y tambin cuando quiere decir "curry favor".
Gracias, Mike :)
Carmen Riadi Local time: 09:36 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Con las definiciones que agregu ms los ejemplos, esta respuesta ya no es la apropiada. Es mi culpa. Perdn. Pero voy a esperar otras 36 horas, as que favor de cambiar tu respuesta.
Gracias, Mike :)
Explanation: En México también se usa quebrar como en "mi negocio de garnachas y pambazos quebró"
Y según la RAE:
Quebrar: 16. intr. Com. Dicho de una empresa o de un negocio: arruinarse.
M Helena Ayala United States Local time: 08:36 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hola Manya. Muchsimo tiempo despus de poner esta pregunta, puse definiciones.
Favor de leer los cambios para ver si me puedes dar el registro informal de "quebrar" y tambin otra respuesta para "curry favor".
Gracias, Mike :)
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