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principio del fin del caballo

English translation: beginning of the end for heroine

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Spanish term or phrase:principio del fin del caballo
English translation:beginning of the end for heroine

09:18 Sep 8, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: principio del fin del caballo
Also need to know what "auge de la cocaina" means. They are both in this phrase.

"Puede que estemos viviendo el principio del fin del caballo y el auge de la cocaína"
Carolina Ramirez
Canada
Local time: 04:57
beginning of the end for "horse" (heroin)
Explanation:
Nice drug text you're translating

Your sentence:

We might be seeing the beginning of the end for horse (heroin) and the rise of cocaine
Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 04:57
Grading comment
Duh! I get it now. I looked at the dictionary again and found
heroine for horse but I guess the sentence through me off.

Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5heroin not heroine
Barbara Thomas
4We might be starting to live the end of the horse and the boom of the cocaine
Lafuente
5 -1HOLD IT!!! caballo is "crack", strictly speaking!
Parrot
na +1beginning of the end for "horse" (heroin)
Marian Greenfield


  

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9 mins peer agreement (net): +1
beginning of the end for "horse" (heroin)


Explanation:
Nice drug text you're translating

Your sentence:

We might be seeing the beginning of the end for horse (heroin) and the rise of cocaine

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14617
Grading comment
Duh! I get it now. I looked at the dictionary again and found
heroine for horse but I guess the sentence through me off.

Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tazdog (X)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
We might be starting to live the end of the horse and the boom of the cocaine


Explanation:
I am not sure about "horse" I have not heard about this drug .... But despite that, I would translate your sentence as above.

Wish you luck in such a tuff work!

Lafuente
PRO pts in pair: 52
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
HOLD IT!!! caballo is "crack", strictly speaking!


Explanation:
It's a form of heroin, but not the classic IV.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jon Zuber (X): Crack is a form of cocaine, and "caballo" does refer to heroin.
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
heroin not heroine


Explanation:
typo in the dictionary entry

Barbara Thomas
United States
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 332
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