Don't break the bank

hvalle98 · #1 December 20, 2009, 10:53 PM

¿Cómo diría "don't break the bank" en español? No estoy seguro si estará bien "hacer saltar la banca" porque no tiene nada que ver con juegos de azar.

En inglés quiere decir que uno gasta todo el dinero que uno tiene.

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(intransitive),(idiomatic) To exhaust one's financial resources.

Alguna idea?

Gracias de antemano

irmamar · #2 December 21, 2009, 01:08 AM

break + the bank = hacer saltar la banca, arruinarse, costar un dineral, costar muchísimo dinero

From here

Though I understand that "hacer saltar la banca" is related to games of chance.

pjt33 · #3 December 21, 2009, 01:33 AM

¡No te lleves a la bancarrota!

irmamar · #4 December 21, 2009, 05:15 AM

Talking about people, I'd prefer "arruinarse". I think that "bancarrota" is used for companies.

hvalle98 · #5 December 21, 2009, 05:25 AM

ok. Gracias a los dos

irmamar · #6 December 21, 2009, 05:27 AM

You're welcome.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #7 December 21, 2009, 08:45 AM

In Mexico, we would say "no te lo gastes todo" ("lo" refers to "el dinero"--the money)
or "no te gastes todo el dinero".

irmamar · #8 December 21, 2009, 09:06 AM

The same here

. But when somebody "se arruina" he can lose not only the money, but also possessions (a house, a car, etc.)

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #9 December 21, 2009, 09:09 AM

In the end, "el dinero" is also what properties are worth.

One can also say "no te quedes sin nada". That would be more general too.

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