"Trapos al sol"

English translation: air their dirty laundry in public

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Spanish term or phrase:"Trapos al sol"
English translation:air their dirty laundry in public
Entered by: Pedro Albornoz

03:34 Aug 8, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: "Trapos al sol"
Estoy traduciendo un texto que habla de parejas casadas que llegan a un estado en el cual ya no se soportan y comienzan a "sacarse los trapos al sol", es decir, empiezan a hacer públicas sus intimidades a manera de desprestigiarse mutuamente ante otros, como acto de venganza.
Pedro Albornoz
United States
Local time: 02:05
air their dirty laundry in public
Explanation:
You would say don't air your dirty laundry in public
no saques los trapitos al sol

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-08-08 03:44:01 GMT)
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Re: Air your dirty laundry in public"Air your dirty laundry (or linen) . . ." means to tell scandalous or unflattering stories about yourself, to reveal things from your private life that ...
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Virginia Dominguez
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Local time: 17:05
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5 +10air their dirty laundry in public
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air their dirty laundry in public


Explanation:
You would say don't air your dirty laundry in public
no saques los trapitos al sol

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-08-08 03:44:01 GMT)
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Re: Air your dirty laundry in public"Air your dirty laundry (or linen) . . ." means to tell scandalous or unflattering stories about yourself, to reveal things from your private life that ...
www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/26/messages/855.html - 7k

What is the origin of "Dont air your dirty laundry in...What is the origin of Dont air your dirty laundry in public I agree with the answers given... and I also think this is good advice that should be taken by ...
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Virginia Dominguez
Australia
Local time: 17:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José J. Martínez: Right.
9 mins
  -> Gracias Jose.

agree  Jessica Noyes
10 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Jessica

agree  esmeralda10: As per above, if you are translating to British English it is normally "dirty linen", American English is "dirty laundry."
36 mins
  -> Thank you. In Australia both terms are accepted equally.

agree  Carla_am
1 hr
  -> Thanks Carla.

agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Lydia.

agree  Maria Ramon
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Maria.

agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4 hrs
  -> Gracias.

agree  Egmont
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias.

agree  iain1705
4 hrs
  -> Gracias.

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Inlcuding agree with Esmeralda's distinction.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Noni, the distinction was already made in the first reference.
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