Perder los papeles

[ROBINDESBOIS]

English?
It means to loose your temper more or less.

[Rusty]

Look here.

[EmpanadaRica]

Hmmm... so what if you would literally like to say this? I.e. like you lost your 'papers' such as passport, visa and other important papers?

Would you say the same? Or is there another way to say this to avoid possible confusion?

[Rusty]

Se me perdieron los papeles. Safest way to say it.

If you don't look like you've lost it (your temper), the aduana will understand that you've lost your papers (and that you're in a heap of trouble).

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica

Hmmm... so what if you would literally like to say this? I.e. like you lost your 'papers' such as passport, visa and other important papers?

Would you say the same? Or is there another way to say this to avoid possible confusion?

Another option would be "Extravié mis papeles" or "Se me extraviaron mis papeles".

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Se me perdieron los papeles. Safest way to say it.

If you don't look like you've lost it (your temper), the aduana will understand that you've lost your papers (and that you're in a heap of trouble).

Oh great, like I wouldn't be if I had lost it (not them..)..

¡Gracias Rusty y David!

Ps thanx for specifying that you were talking about my temper..

[Jubilee]

lose your rag is one English option.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

In Spain, we usually say " He pérdido mis documentos" Or la documentación, that papers thing is more like an anglicisim or francosism ???

[EmpanadaRica]

Ok thanx robin!