Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
rácate
English translation:
kaboom; shazam; voilà; there you go; Bob's your uncle
Added to glossary by
Giovanni Rengifo
Mar 29, 2022 13:11
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Rácate
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Slang
Conversation in Colombian Spanish:
Este creó una cantidad de chicharrones, enredó, metió gente, conspiró. Y, a la vez que iba pidiendo plata… a este le pagamos tanto, a este dele tanto, a este pedirle tanto. En tres horas, ya lo volteó. Rácate. De una. Ella lo que quiere es eso, acabar con una cantidad de gente. Y lo que te digo, ella ni pide plata, ni pide un culo.
Thanks in advance
Este creó una cantidad de chicharrones, enredó, metió gente, conspiró. Y, a la vez que iba pidiendo plata… a este le pagamos tanto, a este dele tanto, a este pedirle tanto. En tres horas, ya lo volteó. Rácate. De una. Ella lo que quiere es eso, acabar con una cantidad de gente. Y lo que te digo, ella ni pide plata, ni pide un culo.
Thanks in advance
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | see explanation below |
Giovanni Rengifo
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| 3 | Just like that! |
neilmac
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References
| in a tick / in a split second |
andres-larsen
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Change log
Apr 3, 2022 17:08: Giovanni Rengifo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
10 hrs
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
see explanation below
I'm not sure which way you'd like to go here, but you may want to use a word that magicians use before performing a magic trick. The first word that sprang to mind was "shazam", but if it sounds inappropriate here, then you have other choices like "kaboom" or even simply French "voilà."
Anyway, I hope you'll find these suggestions useful. If not, they might point you in the right direction for you to find a more suitable word here.
Anyway, I hope you'll find these suggestions useful. If not, they might point you in the right direction for you to find a more suitable word here.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks so much to everyone. This was very helpful"
19 hrs
Just like that!
This is a possible synonym for the suggestion by Andres. Sort of like "chimpún" in Spain.
Reference comments
16 mins
andres-larsen
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in English
Venezuela
freelance translator
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to English, and 3 more.
Reference:
in a tick / in a split second
in the blink of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › idioms-maxims-sayings
22 jul. 2004 — 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer ... en un periquete. Explanation: Literally, this means "in a tick", i.e. in a split second.
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Note added at 32 mins (2022-03-29 13:44:27 GMT)
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Significado de jiffy en el Diccionario Cambridge inglés
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › diccionario › ingles
— jiffy Significado, definición, qué es jiffy: 1. a very short time: 2. a very short time: 3. a very short time: . Aprender más.
Jiffy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › ...
The meaning of JIFFY is a very short period of time : moment, instant. How to use jiffy in a sentence.
In a jiffy definición y significado | Diccionario Inglés Collins
https://www.collinsdictionary.com › diccionario › ingles
If you say that you will do something in a jiffy, you mean that you will do it very quickly or very soon. [informal]. See full dictionary entry for jiffy.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-03-29 17:26:41 GMT)
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in the blink / twinkle / twinkling of an eye
in the blink of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › 769...·
Jul 22, 2004 — English term or phrase: in the blink of an eye. Spanish translation: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Entered by: Ltemes ...
Meaning of in the twinkling of an eye in English
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › in-the-t...
— If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly: Microprocessors do the calculations in the twinkling of an eye.
Definition of in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twinkl...
Definition of in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye. : very quickly He was back in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye.
in an twinkling of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › 674...· T
Mar 26, 2004 — 4 +11, en un santiamén. Thierry LOTTE. 5 +2, en menos que canta un ... peer agreement (net): +11. en un santiamén. Explanation: in Spain ...
New York second | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › 534...·
Oct 5, 2013 — Spanish translation: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos ; 5 +6, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Pedro Rodríguez ; 5, santiamén. Elena Vega ; 4 +1 ...
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › idioms-maxims-sayings
22 jul. 2004 — 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer ... en un periquete. Explanation: Literally, this means "in a tick", i.e. in a split second.
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Note added at 32 mins (2022-03-29 13:44:27 GMT)
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Significado de jiffy en el Diccionario Cambridge inglés
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › diccionario › ingles
— jiffy Significado, definición, qué es jiffy: 1. a very short time: 2. a very short time: 3. a very short time: . Aprender más.
Jiffy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › ...
The meaning of JIFFY is a very short period of time : moment, instant. How to use jiffy in a sentence.
In a jiffy definición y significado | Diccionario Inglés Collins
https://www.collinsdictionary.com › diccionario › ingles
If you say that you will do something in a jiffy, you mean that you will do it very quickly or very soon. [informal]. See full dictionary entry for jiffy.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-03-29 17:26:41 GMT)
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in the blink / twinkle / twinkling of an eye
in the blink of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › 769...·
Jul 22, 2004 — English term or phrase: in the blink of an eye. Spanish translation: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Entered by: Ltemes ...
Meaning of in the twinkling of an eye in English
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › in-the-t...
— If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly: Microprocessors do the calculations in the twinkling of an eye.
Definition of in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twinkl...
Definition of in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye. : very quickly He was back in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye.
in an twinkling of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › 674...· T
Mar 26, 2004 — 4 +11, en un santiamén. Thierry LOTTE. 5 +2, en menos que canta un ... peer agreement (net): +11. en un santiamén. Explanation: in Spain ...
New York second | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › 534...·
Oct 5, 2013 — Spanish translation: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos ; 5 +6, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Pedro Rodríguez ; 5, santiamén. Elena Vega ; 4 +1 ...
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