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March 25, 2011, 08:42 PM
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Make a citizen out of somebody
citizen out of, make a
a coined phrase meaning to get a person to operate in the manner of or to the standard expected of a particular group and its members; to initiate or orient, as to the way things are, the realities of a situation. What would be the equivalent in Spanish? Hacer de ti un ciudadano de provecho? Enseñarte lo que vale un peine? Any other ideas?
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March 27, 2011, 07:46 AM
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not complete similars....
"te voy a convertir en alguien" "te voy a hacer un gran hombre" "voy a hacer de tí alguien de provecho/un hombre de provecho" "te voy a formar/te voy a iniciar" Saludos 
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March 27, 2011, 07:39 PM
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Mi abuelo usaba "hacerse hombre", y "hacerse hombrecito", cuando quería ser sarcástico.
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March 27, 2011, 09:47 PM
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Muchas gracias a todos por las opciones.
En el contexto donde me aparece en inglés, tiene un aire algo sarcástico, como "te voy a enseñar" "eso te enseñará"... parecido a la expresión (incorrecta en inglés) "that will learn you"* (en vez de "that will teach you"), pero las opciones me sirven.
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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March 28, 2011, 04:14 AM
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entonces
"te voy a enseñar cómo es la vida" "te voy a hacer aprender algunas cosas" saludos
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March 28, 2011, 12:31 PM
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¡Gracias Sosia!
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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March 28, 2011, 01:59 PM
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"Vas a ver lo que es hacerse hombrecito", habría dicho mi abuelo, probablemente.
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March 28, 2011, 02:38 PM
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¡Ah, eso también me suena!
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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