Locuciones

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Puede alguien darme el equivalente de las siguientes locuciones:

1. A diestro y siniestro
2. A cuestas
3. a empellones
4. A carcajada tendida
5. A desmano
6. A destajo
7. A destiempo
8. A este tenor
9. a falta de
10. a mansalva
11.a mazo y escoplo
12. a la desesperada
13. a la chita callando
14. a las claras
15. a flor de piel
16. a gusto de todos
17.a más no poder
18. a pupilo
19. a tutiplén
20. a mata caballo
21.al galope
22. con alevosía
23. de golpe y porrazo
24. de gorra
25.De Pascuas a Ramos
26.en cuerpo y alma
27.grosso modo

[Rusty]

1. A diestro y siniestro = left, right and center
2. A cuestas = on one's back/on one's shoulders
3. a empellones = shoved/shoving
4. A carcajada tendida = sustained, loud laughter ? context?
5. A desmano = out of one's way
6. A destajo = relentlessly, unceasingly, tirelessly
7. A destiempo = late, at the wrong time/moment
8. A este tenor = in a similar way, in like manner
9. a falta de = missing, lacking, in the absence of
10. a mansalva = at close range
11. a mazo y escoplo ? context?
12. a la desesperada = despairing, infuriated, exasperated ? context?
13. a la chita callando = without being noticed, on the sly, underhandedly
14. a las claras = clearly
15. a flor de piel = in the open, openly, exposed, on one's sleeve
16. a gusto de todos = to everyone's liking/preference/wish
17. a más no poder = as ____ as can be/as ____ as they come/get
18. a pupilo ? context?
19. a tutiplén = freely, abundantly, in excess
20. a mata caballo = breakneck speed (as quickly as possible)
21. al galope = at a gallop
22. con alevosía = by treachery
23. de golpe y porrazo = suddenly
24. de gorra = free
25. De Pascuas a Ramos = once in a blue moon, not very often
26. en cuerpo y alma = body and soul, completely
27. grosso modo = roughly, approximately, more or less
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[Tomisimo]

Good job Rusty. I agree numbers 4, 11, 12, 18 need more context.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

4. A carcajada tendida = desternillarse de risa = a mandibula batiente

11. a mazo y escoplo . context - con firmeza, de modo indeleble
12. a la desesperada = con remedios extremos, como ultimo recurso


18. a pupilo = alojo y mantenimiento por precio


28. A granel = sin empaquetar, en abundancia

[ROBINDESBOIS]

any ideas to translate them into English?

[poli]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

4. A carcajada tendida = desternillarse de risa = a mandibula batiente
10)belly laugh. En un frase se puede decir. I nearly split a gut. o I peed my pants
11. a mazo y escoplo . context - con firmeza, de modo indeleble
11)etched in glass
12. a la desesperada = con remedios extremos, como ultimo recurso
12)last ditch efforts/drastic measures

18. a pupilo = alojo y mantenimiento por precio(para estudiantes)
18)dormatory (para los estudiantes)/boarding house (para tranientes)


28. A granel = sin empaquetar, en abundancia

28)limitless

[Rusty]

On number 11, etched in stone seems more permanent to me than etched in glass.

[Tomisimo]

#12 could be "as a last resort".

[ROBINDESBOIS]

a granel = in bulk
a pupilo = to be a pulipo is when you´re renting a room in ahouse where a lady does the cleaning a meals for you. ANd you pay an amount of moneny per month.
a mandíbula batiente is to laugh at sth or sb histerically.