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babysit

Spanish translation: hacer de canguro (coloquial)

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English term or phrase:babysit
Spanish translation:hacer de canguro (coloquial)
Entered by: Ariadna Castillo González

13:52 Oct 24, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: babysit
i have to babysit my little brother tonight
Kierra
hacer de canguro (coloquial)
Explanation:
Hola Kierra,

En España también decimos "esta noche, tengo que hacer de canguro de mi hermano pequeño".

Es otra forma de decirlo aunque estoy de acuerdo con las propuestas anteriores.

Saludos,
Ariadna
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Ariadna Castillo González
Hong Kong
Local time: 21:01
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5cuidar a mi hermanito
Sarah Brenchley
4 +6hacer de canguro (coloquial)
Ariadna Castillo González
5 +1Tengo que cuidar de mi hermano esta noche
Blanca Rodriguez
5 +1Esta noche me toca cuidar a mi hermano pequeño.
Eduard Salas


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tengo que cuidar de mi hermano esta noche


Explanation:
xxx

Blanca Rodriguez
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in pair: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carolina Lopez Garcia: Es perfecto.
52 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cuidar a mi hermanito


Explanation:
Best wishes,
Sarah.

Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 208

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Davorka Grgic
1 min
  -> Thanks Davorka
agree  Pablo Fdez. Moriano
7 mins
  -> Thanks Pablo
agree  mónica alfonso
1 hr
  -> Thanks Mónica
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): #:)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Gabriela
agree  Myrtha
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Myrtha
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
hacer de canguro (coloquial)


Explanation:
Hola Kierra,

En España también decimos "esta noche, tengo que hacer de canguro de mi hermano pequeño".

Es otra forma de decirlo aunque estoy de acuerdo con las propuestas anteriores.

Saludos,
Ariadna

Ariadna Castillo González
Hong Kong
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 83
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): ¡Qué bonito! ¿Canguro? ¿por lo de la mamá canguro y su bolsita? ¶:^)
4 mins
  -> Eso es!!!!! A mi me gusta más que decir simplemente "cuidar de " ;)
agree  Carolina Lopez Garcia: Es cierto, coloquial, pero traducción posible al fin y al cabo.
40 mins
  -> Gracias Fainberg :)
agree  Leliadoura: sí, es como se dice aquí :-)
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Leliadoura. :-)
agree  Maria.P: La mejor traducción posible
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Maria :-)
agree  olv10siq: Sí, eso es.
7 hrs
  -> Gracias :-)
agree  MoDiaz: Buena!
14 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias ;)
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Esta noche me toca cuidar a mi hermano pequeño.


Explanation:
La fórmula "tocar" también expresa obligación y se aparta del tan repetido "tener que". En cuanto a "little brother" puede traducirse por "hermanito" si el hablante es de muy corta edad o, en general, en Suramérica.

Eduard Salas
Spain
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  adina
1 day 5 hrs
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