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Correcto.
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me inclino con Perikles a decir, "el techo está hundido"
And now that we are into the sagging roof topic, does anyone have any idea what it means to "raise the roof"? Last edited by viveka; July 28, 2010 at 05:16 PM. |
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¿Poner el grito en el cielo? ¿Montar una bronca?
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Yes, indeed, raise the roof means to complain or protest noisily: He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill.
So, "poner el grito en el cielo" is perfectly apropos, as well as your other option "montar una bronca". Maybe, "tomarse algo a la tremenda" / "armar una marimorena" could also be valid translations. Ah, also "cantar las cuarenta".
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La idea del smiley "raise the roof" era para alguien que se siente orgulloso de haber comprendido bien algo, de haber hecho un buen párrafo en español, etcétera, con la idea de volverse tan grande, que no cabes bajo el techo.
Probablemente en español diríamos "no caber en sí del orgullo". La discusión sobre el asunto aquí: http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=3840
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Perhaps meaning change in different regions, but to my knowledge raise the roof means to have a blast.
Significa disfrutarse al máximo hasta que suba el techo (en un modo hiperbólico). Example: Last night at the party we raised the roof. Everyone had a great time. The concert was so fantastic. The band raised the roof. I'm ready to raise the roof -- estoy listo para gozar. I'm not too familiar with this part of it, but I think at evangelical tent revivals. People get up out of wheelchairs and walk about as the preacher attempts to raise the roof, and all the parishioners raise their arms and shout hallelujah!-- o algo así.
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Really I don't understand that word. I mean it tend to be confuse for me
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Curioso, nunca había oído "raise the roof" en el sentido de "have a ball"... pero supongo que igual puedes hacer con "raise hell" and/or "paint the town red"...
Así es, de un modo exagerado, de una forma exagerada... como los sevillanos... El lenguaje hiperbólico es muy común en la gente del sur... yo vi a 3 millones de gaditanos diciendo lo mismo... O un chiste un poco hiperbólico (exagerado)... Hay 1 millón de chinos jugando a fútbol en una cabina telefónica, y de pronto se oye: ¡¡¡Gooooool!!! Sale el portero y dice: ¡Es que siempre me dejáis solo!
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I googled a definition regarding the meaning of raise the roof
http://www.englishdaily626.com/slang.php?097
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