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Take a back seat

Spanish translation: tomar las cosas con calma, relajarme

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English term or phrase:Take a back seat
Spanish translation:tomar las cosas con calma, relajarme
Entered by: anademahomar

00:46 Jan 14, 2012
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Other / song
English term or phrase: Take a back seat
This thing called love I just can't handle it
This thing called love I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love

This thing (this thing) called love (called love)
It cries (like a baby)
In a cradle all night
It swings (woo woo)
It jives (woo woo)
It shakes all over like a jelly fish
I kinda like it
Crazy little thing called love

There goes my baby
She knows how to Rock'n'Roll
She drives my crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat

I gotta be cool relax get hip!
Get on my track's
Take a back seat
Hitch hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready
Crazy little thing called love

I gotta be cool relax get hip!
Get on my track's
+++++++++++++++Take a back seat+++++++++++++++
Hitch hike
And take a long ride on my motor bike
Until I'm ready (ready Freddie)
Crazy little thing called love

This thing called love I just can't handle it
This thing called love I must get round to it
I ain't ready
Crazy little thing called love...
SabriR
Argentina
Local time: 08:46
tomar las cosas con calma, relajarme
Explanation:
En esta clásica canción de Freddy Mercury, yo entiendo que necesita relajarse, dar un paso atrás y pensar hasta que esté listo para decifrar o enfrentar "this crazy little thing called love" AaaaH, los 70s!

Mi opinion..........
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anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 05:46
Grading comment
Gracias!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4tomar las cosas con calma, relajarme
anademahomar
3mantenerme en segunda fila/bancármelo
David Hollywood
Summary of reference entries provided
take a back seat
Marcela Rosemberg

  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
take a back seat
tomar las cosas con calma, relajarme


Explanation:
En esta clásica canción de Freddy Mercury, yo entiendo que necesita relajarse, dar un paso atrás y pensar hasta que esté listo para decifrar o enfrentar "this crazy little thing called love" AaaaH, los 70s!

Mi opinion..........

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 05:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Gracias!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood
1 hr
  -> Gracias, David
agree  isabelmurill (X): qué tiempos aquellos!!!! He mirado tu CV, qué impresionante, y calculo que somos de la misma quinta, +o-. Del 59???? Un abrazo desde el otro lado del ancho mar!
16 hrs
  -> ....a pesar de que estábamos recien nacidas ;D Gracias, Isabel
agree  Salloz: Dar un paso atrás, como dices en tu explicación. O tomar distancia.
22 hrs
  -> Gracias, Salloz. Buen finde
agree  Christian [email protected]
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Gracias, Christian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
take a back seat
mantenerme en segunda fila/bancármelo


Explanation:
un par de ideas ...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-01-14 04:09:03 GMT)
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"take a back seat" means "let the other person do what they have to do and not impose yourelf"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-01-14 04:09:23 GMT)
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yourself

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 217
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!!

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Reference information:
Habla de pasar a un segundo plano, pero haciendo juego de palabras entre lo que venía diciendo de relajarse, y lo que sigue de hacer dedo o autostop.

Marcela Rosemberg
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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