Me ha dado el flato

ROBINDESBOIS · #1 September 25, 2009, 06:27 PM

dar el flato
In English?

María José · #2 September 26, 2009, 02:29 AM

You mean the pain in your side you get sometimes when you run?
If so it is to get a stitch.

ROBINDESBOIS · #3 September 26, 2009, 05:54 AM

That´s What I meant . Thank you. You know lots of things.

María José · #4 September 26, 2009, 06:09 AM

Aren't I clever?

**Rusty** · #5 September 26, 2009, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by María José

You mean the pain in your side you get sometimes when you run?
If so it is to get a stitch.

Here we use side ache instead of a side stitch.

bobjenkins · #6 September 26, 2009, 07:08 AM

Get a cramp es usado aquí EEUU
Yo corrí para tres horas y ya "I´m cramping up"

pjt33 · #7 September 26, 2009, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobjenkins

Get a cramp es usado aquí EEUU
Yo corrí para tres horas y ya "I´m cramping up"

Surely that would be pain in the leg muscles due to lack of oxygen, as opposed to a stitch, which AIUI is pain in the abdomen due to lack of oxygen to the digestive system.

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