chicken little

Spanish translation: chicken little

23:04 Sep 2, 2008

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English term or phrase: chicken little

hi there...i was wondering what "chicken little" means in Spanish.. and I don't mean "Pollitos en fuga" , like the translation of the movie..
does anyone know? because I know it can be used in order to describe someone..
the context is.. "PERHAPS THE CHICKEN LITTLE ARE RIGHT"

Vanesa Rucci KudoZ activity Questions: 29 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 07:24

Spanish translation:chicken little

Explanation:
me parece que va IS en lugar de ARE y no se traduce el nombre (o sí, con el nombre de la película, que no me parece el más apropiado).
Como referencia:
Chicken Little (2005) es el primer largometraje de animación generado enteramente por computadora (ordenador) de CGI de la nueva compañía de animación de Disney.
Ver más en Wikipedia.org...

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Well, I think you could translate as following: TAL VEZ TENGAN RAZÓN LOS CHICKEN LITTLE (Pollitos en fuga - Film)

Saludos!

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you´re welcome!

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María Estela Ruiz Paz
Argentina
Local time: 07:24

Grading comment

after all I think this is the one I'm gonna use..thanks maria estela!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +6

chicken little

María Estela Ruiz Paz

3 +3

los alarmistas

jacana54 (X)

4 +1

los 'Pollito Pito'

Ivannia Garcia

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puedover

liebra(s) sábia(s)

Jennifer Levey

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Sylvina

Summary of reference entries provided

Jennifer Levey

Henry Hinds

Sylvina

Kate Major Patience

Discussion entries: 8

Answers

25 mins confidence:

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Explanation:
hola, no se me ocurre en el momento una traduccion pero al menos te paso el significado. quiza te ayude
noun: someone who makes a big deal out of nothing; a drama queen.

verb: make a big production out of a small event.
Your mom is a complete Chicken Little.

My boyfriend chicken littled over my being 10 minutes late.

suerte

puedover
Uruguay
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanks!! I least now I know the meaning.. I just have to find the word...but thanks anyway!

39 mins confidence:

liebra(s) sábia(s)

Explanation:
Un idea, nada más, puesto que no 'chicken little' no es de gusto de Kendra. El camino para llegar hasta esta idea es la siguiente:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Is_Falling_(fable)
la cual nos informa que en su versión original el cuento de Chicken Little hablaba de una liebra.
-->
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales,_Jataka
nos da la confirmación de lo anterior
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La página correspondiente en español: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jataka
hable solamente de 'la liebra sábia'.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

48 mins confidence:

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Explanation:
Taking into account the meanings of this "chicken little", do you think that you can translate it as:
fatalistas / negativos / pájaros de mal agüero?
Hope it helps.

Sylvina
Argentina
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

los alarmistas

Explanation:
Una idea:

RAE: "1. adj. Dicho de una persona: Que hace cundir noticias alarmantes."

O, tal vez "los exagerados de siempre".

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En el momento en que entro mi respuesta, resulta que ya decidiste. Simplemente te comento que en mi experiencia es útil dejar las respuetas un rato, para ver qué opinan todos los demás colegas. (La página sugiere esperar 24 horas).

jacana54 (X)
Uruguay
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

chicken little

María Estela Ruiz Paz
Argentina
Local time: 07:24
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

after all I think this is the one I'm gonna use..thanks maria estela!

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanks for your comment..but it's a article.and it says ARE..because it means to many "chicken little"..and i don't like the tittle..because it doesn't go with the context

15 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

los 'Pollito Pito'

Explanation:
chicken little es un pollo que tenía miedo de que el cielo se fuera a caer; el equivalente que encontré en literatura en español es Pollito Pito; el comentario "the chicken little are right" se refiere a que "all the chicken littles of the world are right", que todo aquel que es como chicken little tiene razón. Este es mi parecer, ojala y te ayude. Lo pondría entre comillas para conservar el singular y para que se note que es una expresión un poco modificada del estándar. ver:

http://pacomova.eresmas.net/paginas/P/pollito_pito.htm

Ivannia Garcia
Local time: 04:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48

Reference comments

25 mins

Reference

Reference information:
The question presumably refers to this:

The Sky Is Falling (fable) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Sky Is Falling, better known as Chicken Licken, Henny Penny or Chicken Little is an old fable about a chicken (or a hare in early versions) who believes ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Is_Falling_(fable) - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

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and not to the Disney film.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

41 mins

Reference

Reference information:
Pues sin CONTEXTO nada podemos aportar. Pero "Chicken Little" era un personaje que siempre iba prognosticando las peores consequencias ante cualquier eventualidad.

Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 136

45 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference

Reference information:
Just a note to clear up the names and translations of the children films: Chicken Little is one movie, Pollitos en Fuga y another one. That's all folks!

Sylvina
Argentina
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

8 hrs

Reference

Reference information:
Not sure anyone has mentioned the fact that "Chicken Little" is not the original title of the story. The fable was generally called "Chicken Licken" (At least I had never heard of "Chicken Little" until recently, and thought it must be a more modern alternative, or an "Americanization", although I ought to reluctantly accept it as a valid alternative title). The reason for the original title was simply nonsense rhyme. Another character in the story is called "Foxy Loxy", for example. It's just something you do when children are little, play around with their names.
Check out "The Sky is Falling" fable on Wikipedia for more background and versions of this story. I loved this story when I was little, and was sad that they used "Chicken Little" for the title of the cartoon. To me, "Chicken Licken" is nicer. Nevertheless, the real original is about a hare, and seems to be some Buddist tale.
In the version I knew, the moral of the story was something along the lines of "Don't panic, it just SEEMS like it's the end of the world". Or "Things always seem much worse than they really are". It can also have more complex - and depressing- meanings (depending on the version) regarding mass hysteria, how certain people or groups (such as the media/government) exploit fear and panic and mass hysteria, the total panic people exhibit during natural disasters and how it is uncontrollable but counterproductive... It can be interpreted in many ways and is a wonderful fable. Love it!
I am not sure if this information helps you, but it is interesting anyway. Hope it helps. :)

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_Is_Falling_(fable)

Kate Major Patience
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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