te voy a dar una hostia que te voy a reventar el craneo

English translation: I'm gong to bash your skull open.

22:01 Sep 10, 2000

Spanish to English translations [PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: te voy a dar una hostia que te voy a reventar el craneo

some guy said it was the secret to life

austin

English translation:I'm gong to bash your skull open.

Explanation:
This is the secret of life??? Oh well, this is what he said anyway. Hope it helps you Good luck!

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Megdalina

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I'm gong to bash your skull open.

Megdalina

I'm going to slug you so hard your skull will burst

Paul Sadur

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sandra carrazzoni

I'm going to beat your head in

kquinnear (X)

I'm going to smack you so hard your skull will crack open

Mark Hanson (X)

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I'm gong to bash your skull open.

Explanation:
This is the secret of life??? Oh well, this is what he said anyway. Hope it helps you Good luck!

Megdalina
PRO pts in pair: 79

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I'm going to slug you so hard your skull will burst

Explanation:
Obviously a Spaniard said this. Literally he promises to give him a "host" or wafer used in the Catholic Eucharist. It means he will him in the mouth or thereabouts with so much force that it will burst his cranium or skull.
I often heard this expression in Spain, but have never heard or read of Spanish speakers from other countries use it.

Paul Sadur
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: English

3 hrs

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Explanation:
The idea is: "I´m going to HIT YOU TO DEATH".

It´s truly Spaniard. The word "hostia" has very different aceptions:

1)Concrete meaning or litteral meaning:it means "Eucharistical wafer" (that's why your friend said that "it is the secret of life". But this is not the case!

2) Abstract meaning or context meaning:
it means: "I'm going to hit you"

It is also an expression of anger. Ex.:

Hostia! Qué mal que te portas!
(My God! How bad-behaviour you have!

Hope it helps!

sandra carrazzoni
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 12

3 hrs

I'm going to beat your head in

Explanation:
In English we generally talk about beating/smashing someone's whole head, not just the skull.

kquinnear (X)
Local time: 15:14

6 hrs

I'm going to smack you so hard your skull will crack open

Explanation:
The secret to life? I don't think so.

Mark Hanson (X)

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