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"hacer leña del árbol caido"

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

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16:26 Apr 8, 2003

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary

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

Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

Grading comment

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +7

to knock 'em when they're down

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

5 +4

kick them when they're down

Marian Greenfield

5 +1

to make a windfall from another's misfortune

Daniel Burns

4 +2

everybody takes advantage of you when you are down/everybody makes fire wood from a fallen tree

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)

4 +1

make the best of the situation

Bill Greendyk

make the best of a bad lot

Sheilann

When a tree is fallen, everyone runs to it with an ax

Valentín Hernández Lima

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

to knock 'em when they're down

Explanation:
a fit

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709

Grading comment

Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

5 mins confidence:

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: 15:09
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 527

8 mins confidence:

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.

V

Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 20:09
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1336

15 mins confidence:

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: 14:09
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 3711

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

kick them when they're down

Explanation:
09/19/01: Sure, kick them when they're down!
... In Association with Amazon.com. 09/19/01: Sure, kick them when they're down! Posted
by: candy@colored.com (sprinkles). Lighten up Joe. This ain't Judgement Day. ...
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... avoid Greg Lloyd AVOID LLOYD OR BE ANNOYED AVOID LLOYD OR BE ANNOYED AVOID LLOYD
OR BE ANNOYED AVOID LLOYD OR BE ANNOYED Kick them when they're down then you ...
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Fantasy Football Index - Viva Murillo 101502
... You can't allow them to dust themselves off and start fighting. You need
to kick them when they're down. Make a trade for their players. ...
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... problems. "When people make a commitment to one, it can be heartbreaking.".
Above all, you don't kick them when they're down. Do ...
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Observer Newspaper - Sports
... Since its hot start, Notre Dame has struggled to play to its potential
for 40 minutes. And waiting to kick them when they're down is No. ...
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Peace
... If not now, when? Kick them when they're up. Kick them when they're down.
Kick them when they sit. Kick them all around! A False Peace: ...
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Eric D. Snider - The Lake Elsinore News - People I've Angered
... make humorous, light-hearted little comments about it. I kick them
when they're down, as it were. I certainly didn't mean to imply ...
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NC Department of Correction news release - IMPACT Boot Camp
... these guys for several minutes each. If you kick them when they’re
down, they’ll stay down.". With ax in hand, another trainee ...
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... For AOL and Netscape, it's easy to kick them when they're down because they're
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ANUBIS SPIRE LITE!
... up big and you play along Regurgitate the top ten till music's all but DOA I know
you can't stand us peasants I've seen you kick them when they're down on the ...
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 14605

26 mins confidence:

make the best of a bad lot

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

Sheilann
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 886

3 hrs confidence:

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
Local time: 14:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 362

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