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con ella ha entrado un rumor que te cagas

English translation: .... and she does stir shit

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00:34 Aug 5, 2011

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Spanish term or phrase: con ella ha entrado un rumor que te cagas

Hello, what would be a good translation for " con ella ha entrado un rumor que te cagas"

Context:ha entrado una chica nueva y con ella ha entrado un rumor que te cagas.
The speaker is a prostitute talking about the arrival of a new girl to a brothel.
It is not clear what the rumour is.
Any suggestions

translation1201

English translation:.... and she does stir shit

Explanation:
There is a new girl and boy does she stir shit ....

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Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 22:31

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

and the rumor surrounding her will make you s***

Blanca Collazo

.... and she does stir shit

Rosa Paredes

and there is an interesting piece of gossip about her...

Evelina Botelle

(SEE BELOW) and the buzz would blow your mind.

xxxFVS

with her came the whispers that will frighten you.

manuel seixo

and there's a rumor about her that's going to ...

Muriel Vasconcellos

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Marianela Melleda

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

48 mins confidence:

and there's a rumor about her that's going to ...

Explanation:
... make you shit in your pants

I'm don't understand whether's the rumor is about her, or she's bringing the rumor with her. I'm inclined to think it's the former.

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A gentler way of saying it would be 'creep you out'

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 104

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

and the rumor surrounding her will make you s***

Explanation:
you can't say " a rumor has come with her that... it's awkward, so this is the next best.

Blanca Collazo
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

5 hrs confidence:

.... and she does stir shit

Explanation:
There is a new girl and boy does she stir shit ....

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 22:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

6 hrs confidence:

(SEE BELOW) and the buzz would blow your mind.

Explanation:
ha entrado una chica nueva y con ella ha entrado un rumor que te cagas.
=
there's a new girl in and the buzz would blow your mind

But there will be lots more ways of saying this.

This is an interesting question because it opens up the question of course language and palabrotas and how to translate them. The fact is that literal translations seldom work because the words have different force in different languages.

For example, in Spain I have heard respectable blue-rinsed old ladies saying 'coño' when discussing everyday things in the shopping queue. I would translate it as something like 'damn', or 'blast it' which has the same sort of force, rather than the C word which is English conveys a much greater degree of offensiveness.

The same applies to 'que te cagas'. It is widely used in the Hispanic world, including Spain, and really has the force of 'amazing', 'incredible'. Any reference to shit really goes over the top.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-08-05 07:49:53 GMT)
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Also, 'rumor' is a bit of a false friend. It can but seldom does mean 'rumour'.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-08-05 15:00:58 GMT)
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From the Real Academia

rumor.

(Del lat. rumor, -ōris).

1. m. Voz que corre entre el público.

2. m. Ruido confuso de voces.

3. m. Ruido vago, sordo y continuado.

xxxFVS
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

17 hrs confidence:

and there is an interesting piece of gossip about her...

Explanation:
I'm with Muriel in here, it's not a clear context. One option could be that she is so good looking that blows up your mind. Another option will be that she started to work there but there is a certain rumour about her ( I'm inclined about this one)

Evelina Botelle
Argentina
Local time: 02:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 day9 hrs confidence:

with her came the whispers that will frighten you.

Explanation:
whispers or murmurs.
Nothing as bad as some thought. Spaniards accept this ''cagar'' verb quite easily but I would not be so sure that the English will.

manuel seixo
Australia
Local time: 15:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

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Reference information:
A short time ago you made almost the same question and if you follow the link below, you will find the answers given at that time.

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http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/general_conversation_greetings_letters/4417091-ha_entrado_un_nota_nuevo_y_con_el_un_rumor_que_te_cagas.html

Marianela Melleda
Chile
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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