Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
de lo lindo
English translation:
proper / right / right good / real
Added to glossary by
Nedra Rivera Huntington
Sep 17, 2019 14:49
4 yrs ago
Spanish term
de lo lindo
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Folklore
Folktales
This is the original sentence: "Ella la reprendió de lo lindo."
Spain Spanish to UK English
This is from a fairy tale. The phrases I would normally use for "de lo lindo" aren't working for me here. I am thinking about "but good" but I'm wondering if that's a more American turn of phrase. Brit folks, does it sound okay for British English? If not, any other suggestions?
Another option I'm strongly considering is turning it around, something like: "She gave her a right telling-off."
As ever, thank you all in advance.
Spain Spanish to UK English
This is from a fairy tale. The phrases I would normally use for "de lo lindo" aren't working for me here. I am thinking about "but good" but I'm wondering if that's a more American turn of phrase. Brit folks, does it sound okay for British English? If not, any other suggestions?
Another option I'm strongly considering is turning it around, something like: "She gave her a right telling-off."
As ever, thank you all in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | proper | Robert Carter |
4 | a (righ)t good | neilmac |
Change log
Oct 4, 2019 00:48: Nedra Rivera Huntington Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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proper
Per the discussion.
"She gave her proper telling-off"
"She gave her proper telling-off"
Note from asker:
I must admit, I love any excuse to employ this use of the word "proper," sorely lacking in our American lexicon, I'm afraid. Thank you! |
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a (righ)t good
There are several ways to translate ""Ella la reprendió de lo lindo."
She gave him a (right) good telling off/ticking off.
She tore a strip off him.
She gave him what for.
... etc.
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Sorry if I've got the genders mixed up there (him vs her), but I was focusing on the main idiom rather than the protagonists.
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It would help if we knew what the person was being admonished for.
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Note added at 1 day 21 mins (2019-09-18 15:10:42 GMT)
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There's a nice Scottish word for it too, "shiricking (or shericking) n: a particularly vocal telling-off. ":
"I bet Andy Murray got a right shiricking aff his mammy..."
"Once a councillor's wife came in just to give me a full-on shiricking in front of a packed dining room"
She gave him a (right) good telling off/ticking off.
She tore a strip off him.
She gave him what for.
... etc.
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-17 16:29:16 GMT)
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Sorry if I've got the genders mixed up there (him vs her), but I was focusing on the main idiom rather than the protagonists.
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-17 16:30:20 GMT)
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It would help if we knew what the person was being admonished for.
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Note added at 1 day 21 mins (2019-09-18 15:10:42 GMT)
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There's a nice Scottish word for it too, "shiricking (or shericking) n: a particularly vocal telling-off. ":
"I bet Andy Murray got a right shiricking aff his mammy..."
"Once a councillor's wife came in just to give me a full-on shiricking in front of a packed dining room"
Example sentence:
I got a right good ticking off, but he laughed in the end.
Note from asker:
The girl is being admonished by Baba Yaga for generally being a lazy good-for-nothing and not keeping her word. |
Thank you so much for the many helpful suggestions. I've got 25 of these stories to go, so someone may be getting a "right good ticking-off" before we know it! Alas, I fear the most evocative "shiricking" is slightly beyond my remit, which requires me to "respect the author's voice" (although, where's the fun in that!). I do plan to trot it out sometimes to freak out the locals here. |
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