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Old March 04, 2010, 03:29 PM
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Irse a alguien

Hola , he visto unas frases así

"Se me va el alma al escucharla"
"Se me va la voz"

No entiendo, ¿es parecido a "venir a alguien"?
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irse = to leave

se me va la voz = my voice is leaving me (my voice is going)
se me va el alma = my soul is leaving me (my soul leaps out) when I listen to her
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Old March 04, 2010, 03:57 PM
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irse = to leave

se me va la voz = my voice is leaving me (my voice is going)
se me va el alma = my soul is leaving me (my soul leaps out) when I listen to her
Es simple, ¡muchas gracias Rusty!
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Írsele algo a alguien = escapársele algo a alguien -> something going away from someone.

Se me va el alma al escucharla -> My soul flies away from me when I see her (because of fear, fascination or any other strong emotion).
Se me va la voz -> My voice escapes me (I have a hoarse throat)

¿Por qué llegaste tarde? ¿se te fue el autobús?
Why did you arrive late? Did you miss the bus?

Se le fue la idea de lo que estaba diciendo.
He forgot what he was saying.

Se me fue el perico cuando abrí la jaula.
The parrot escaped when I opened the cage.


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Írsele algo a alguien = escapársele algo a alguien -> something going away from someone.

Se me va el alma al escucharla -> My soul flies away from me when I see her (because of fear, fascination or any other strong emotion).
Se me va la voz -> My voice escapes me (I have a hoarse throat)

¿Por qué llegaste tarde? ¿se te fue el autobús?
Why did you arrive late? Did you miss the bus?

Se le fue la idea de lo que estaba diciendo.
He forgot what he was saying.

Se me fue el perico cuando abrí la jaula.
The parrot escaped when I opened the cage.


Edit: Rusty beat me to reply, but some more examples might be useful.
Sí más ejemplos me viene bien
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Old March 10, 2010, 10:31 PM
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Lo siento si se considera "double-posting" .

¿Cuando algo me hace enfadado puedo decir "Se me va la tranquilidad cuando eso ocurre"? O os suena raro
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No, muy raro no, pero no es habitual; creo que es más común decir: "pierdo los nervios" o "pierdo la calma".
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Se me fue el perico cuando abrí la jaula.
The parrot escaped when I opened the cage.
Me acabo de dar cuenta de hablas muchisimo acerca de los pericos que siempre se están escapando de su jaula. ¿Cuántos quedan?
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Old March 11, 2010, 11:08 AM
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@Tacuba: sólo fue uno el que se escapó, pero es un trauma de la infancia...
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