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"hacer leña del árbol caido"

English translation: to knock 'em when they're down

16:26 Apr 8, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: "hacer leña del árbol caido"
usamos esta expresión en español cuando nos referimos a sacar partido de una situación difícil o de debilidad de otra persona
Frasco
English translation:to knock 'em when they're down
Explanation:
a fit
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7to knock 'em when they're down
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +4kick them when they're down
Marian Greenfield
4 +2everybody takes advantage of you when you are down/everybody makes fire wood from a fallen tree
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
5 +1to make a windfall from another's misfortune
Daniel Burns (X)
4 +1make the best of the situation
Bill Greendyk
4make the best of a bad lot
Sheilann
3When a tree is fallen, everyone runs to it with an ax
Valentín Hernández Lima


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
to knock 'em when they're down


Explanation:
a fit

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bill Greendyk: Yep, Jane, I think I misunderstood the question. Saludos!
2 mins
agree  Esperanza Gallegos: Exactly!!!
4 mins
agree  Andrea Wright: this is it!
5 mins
agree  jmf (X)
7 mins
agree  William Stein: kick'em while they're down
1 hr
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
7 hrs
agree  Consult Couture: Kick 'em while they
1 day 1 hr
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
make the best of the situation


Explanation:
Even though this is not a maxim in itself, I think it can be translated as such. Let's see what the others feel!

saludos,


Bill

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Note added at 2003-04-08 16:35:54 (GMT)
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After reviewing the question again, I\'d have to agree with Jane. It could also be said as \"taking advantage of the situation\"


Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 527

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
7 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
When a tree is fallen, everyone runs to it with an ax


Explanation:
Ésta sería una manera de describir la situación a la que te refieres.

Diccionario de refranes de Delfín Carbonell Basset.

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Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1336
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
everybody takes advantage of you when you are down/everybody makes fire wood from a fallen tree


Explanation:
Two approaches...

Hope it helps

see this link:

http://www.spainalive.com/spain/language/articulos/articulo8...
There is humanity in a proverb such as ‘del árbol caído todos hacen leña,’ which could be literally translated as ‘everybody makes fire wood from a fallen tree.’ The meaning is that everybody takes advantage of the great when they fall.



Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3743

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marianela Melleda
22 mins
agree  Consult Couture
1 day 1 hr
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
kick them when they're down


Explanation:
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14617

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
7 hrs
agree  Lesley Clarke: that's certainly my understanding of it
7 hrs
agree  Consult Couture: That's the one I'd go with, too.
1 day 1 hr
agree  Rosa Garcia: mrsrag1981
1 day 8 hrs
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
make the best of a bad lot


Explanation:
Or: grin and bear it
Or: these things are sent to try us

Sheilann
Spain
Local time: 09:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 886
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to make a windfall from another's misfortune


Explanation:
This retains the metaphor of the original.

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Note added at 2003-04-09 04:55:13 (GMT)
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\"to reap a windfall\"

Daniel Burns (X)
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 362

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Consult Couture
22 hrs
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