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Snake bit
It means suddenly find youself in a a bad situation in which you may not be able to win or survive. It's almost like an evil spell but with less magic implied. Is there a similar term in Spanish?
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Estar en un callejón sin salida...
What do you think....
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Er - do you actually mean a snake pit, un nido de víboras ?
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No snake bit and snake pit are different. To be bit by a snake is like being jinxed. Malhezchido, maldito?
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¿Estar gafado?
¿Tener mala pata? ¿Salir con su domingo siete? ¿Tener el santo de espaldas? ¿Parió la mula? ¿Estar salado? ¿Nacer estrellado? In this case "bit" is no more than a shortened version of the more proper "bitten," but they do sound alike. Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; August 10, 2012 at 01:40 PM. Reason: Merged back-to-back posts |
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@Glen: "Salir con su domingo siete" is a bit different, because this is not having bad luck, but to have done something that put you in trouble, even knowing you shouldn't have done that.
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Oh, thank you pointing that out; now I'll be able to use it more precisely!
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We use that one for a pregnancy not planned...
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@Hernán: It is mostly used like that here too, but it also has an extended use; when it is not explicitly a woman unexpectedly pregnant, the idea tends to be explicited....
· Mi hermana salió con su domingo siete y no sabemos ni quién es el papá. · Juan estaba por terminar la carrera, pero salió con su domingo siete de que lo expulsaron de la universidad por mal comportamiento.
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Estar de malas
Estar aviado (ironía) Pero ¡qué maldición! Engualichado (Argentina, rural)
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