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Echar una cana al aire

English translation: go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair dow

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Spanish term or phrase:Echar una cana al aire
English translation:go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair dow
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

16:11 Aug 28, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: Echar una cana al aire
Esta es una expresión que con "humor" indica serle infiel a la pareja.
Un hombre le dice a su amigo.
Ahora que estás solo, aprovecha para tirar una canita al aire.
Liliana Garfunkel
Argentina
Local time: 05:35
go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair dow
Explanation:
Tienes todas estas opciones para elegir. Suerte


gGo like a blue streak: Ir como un rayo. · Go on a fling: Echar una cana al aire. · Go out like a light: Dormirse enseguida. · Go the way of all good: Lo ...
www.galeon.com/traductor-translator/Inicio_archivos/page001... - 159k - En caché - Páginas similares
EEchar una cana al aire (to have a fling): Equivale a divertirse, ... El espectáculo debe continuar (show must go on): Frase originada en el show business ...
belcart.com/belcart_es/del_dicho/e.htm - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares
have a little fling - Word Magic Diccionario En Línea Inglés a ...echar una cana al aire; Sinónimos: go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair down, make merry ...
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Note added at 11 minutos (2008-08-28 16:22:52 GMT)
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have a little fling en contexto | imágenes
have a little fling Verbo
echar una cana al aire; Sinónimos: go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair down, make merry


http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/have a little...
Selected response from:

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 10:35
Grading comment
Gracias, Smartranslators!! Tengo para elegir :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair dow
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
5 +7to let one's hair down
Yaotl Altan
5out of the ordinary/ improper/crazy activities
Enrique Huber (X)
5to let one's hair down
mikellys
5Get laid
sinclairss
4To have one’s fling
lachacel
4sow your wild oats / play the field
Lisa Mann


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
to let one's hair down


Explanation:
Dicc. Oxford.

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 02:35
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias, Yaotl!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James Stevens-Arce
19 mins
agree  Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.): Tu opción está bien... sólo he querido añadir unas cuantas más... Saludos
20 mins
agree  Cesar Serrano
1 hr
agree  Nitza Ramos
2 hrs
agree  Mónica Sauza: También!
6 hrs
agree  Ricardo Galarza
7 hrs
agree  mikellys: Sorry, did not see your answer
10 hrs
neutral  Lisa Mann: letting your hair down doesn't necessarily mean being unfaithful to your partner - it just means letting go and having a good time - and I would say it usually does not have a sexual conotation
1 day 55 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair dow


Explanation:
Tienes todas estas opciones para elegir. Suerte


gGo like a blue streak: Ir como un rayo. · Go on a fling: Echar una cana al aire. · Go out like a light: Dormirse enseguida. · Go the way of all good: Lo ...
www.galeon.com/traductor-translator/Inicio_archivos/page001... - 159k - En caché - Páginas similares
EEchar una cana al aire (to have a fling): Equivale a divertirse, ... El espectáculo debe continuar (show must go on): Frase originada en el show business ...
belcart.com/belcart_es/del_dicho/e.htm - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares
have a little fling - Word Magic Diccionario En Línea Inglés a ...echar una cana al aire; Sinónimos: go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair down, make merry ...
www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/have a little fling... - 22k - En caché - Páginas similares


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Note added at 11 minutos (2008-08-28 16:22:52 GMT)
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have a little fling en contexto | imágenes
have a little fling Verbo
echar una cana al aire; Sinónimos: go on a lark, go on a spree, have a fling, have one's fling, kick up one's heels, let one's hair down, make merry


http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/have a little...


Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 144
Grading comment
Gracias, Smartranslators!! Tengo para elegir :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James Stevens-Arce
12 mins
  -> Se lo va a pasar en grande!!!!
agree  J Celeita (X)
24 mins
  -> Gracias jesijay
agree  Monica Segal
47 mins
  -> Gracias Monica
agree  Cesar Serrano
1 hr
  -> Gracias querido!
agree  Pablo Arig: I agree, "to go on a lark", (formal source)
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Pablo
agree  Nitza Ramos
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Nitza
agree  lachacel: Acertada, como de costumbre, aunque en este caso me inclino por "have one's fling". Lo explico en mi respuesta. De todas maneras ¡Bravo!
3 hrs
  -> Gracias lachacel
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3 hrs
  -> Gracias BeaRH
agree  Egmont
5 hrs
  -> Gracias AVRVM
agree  Marian Martin (X): To have a fling :-)
5 hrs
  -> Gracias m_martin
agree  Mónica Sauza: have a fling
6 hrs
  -> Gracias Monica
agree  Ricardo Galarza: Muy bien:) Todo un repertorio metaforico-coloquial de la infidelidad. A cualquier diccionario le daría envidia.
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Ricardo
agree  Carla_am
12 hrs
  -> Gracias Carla
neutral  S Ben Price: But in English this doesn't mean to have an extramarital/extragirlfreindly affair, does it.
1 day 58 mins
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
out of the ordinary/ improper/crazy activities


Explanation:
some options

Enrique Huber (X)
Mexico
Local time: 03:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Enrique!!

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To have one’s fling


Explanation:
Echar (o echarse) una cana (o canita) al aire es, como dicen varios colegas, darse un gusto fuera de lo habitual, saliéndose de lo que uno acostumbra, y con un “aunque no debería…” implícito que puede llegar a lo “prohibido”; puede ser ir a un restaurante caro, tomarse una copa de alcohol o fumarse un cigarro si uno no lo acostumbra, irse de parranda o de fiesta cuando tiene que trabajar al día siguiente o no debe gastar dinero, ligarse a alguien así porque sí, etc… Por supuesto que si alguien va a serle infiel a su pareja también puede decirlo. En cualquier caso, cuando alguien dice “voy a echarme una canita al aire” generalmente precisa inmediatamente después qué es lo que va a hacer p. ej. “voy a echarme una canita al aire y fumarme un puro” o “voy a echarme una canita al aire, este fin de semana me voy a Las Vegas”, etc.

Smartranslators, como de costumbre, ha acertado dando esta misma traducción, pero agrega otras opciones con las que no concuerdo totalmente por tener cada una un sentido específico y no tan general como la que propongo:

Por ejemplo, aunque “to have a fling” también puede ser “echarse una canita al aire”, generalmente se usa más cuando se trata de un affaire.
En cuanto a “to let one's hair down” en español existe la misma expresión que es “soltarse el pelo” y se trata de mucho más que una cana! El mismo sentido tiene “kick up one's heels”.
Las otras dos: “go on a lark”: “lanzarse a la aventura” y “go on a spree”: “irse de juerga o de farra” no implican el que se salga de lo que la persona “debería” hacer.


lachacel
United States
Local time: 02:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, lachacel!

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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to let one's hair down


Explanation:
let down one's hair. Drop one's reserve or inhibitions, behave casually or informally
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echar una cana al aire to let one's hair down
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mikellys
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 5
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, mikellys!!

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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sow your wild oats / play the field


Explanation:
This is an American (and possibly British, I'm not sure) expression that means to have some fun (usually sexual) without any commitments - to play the field is similar

Now that your single, why not play the field a bit?


Lisa Mann
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Lisa. Muy buenas, también :)

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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Get laid


Explanation:
:

Example sentence(s):
  • You can go out and get laid
sinclairss
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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