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Los Últimos Coletazos
Gente,
Que quiere decir "los últimos coletazos"? Como se usa, en cuales circumstancias? Hay un dicho similar en Ingles? Gracias! Silopanna |
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it's the thrashing of a tail, used in
1) intentando evitar los coletazos de los tiburones - trying to avoid the lashing tails of sharks 2) al salir de la curva dio un coletazo - the rear of the car skidded as we came out of the curve or the more usual metaphorical use 3) la dictadura está dando los últimos coletazos - the dictatorship is in its death throes |
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Perikles,
Thanks for the explanation, and for being so prompt. So "coletazos" means to fishtail, and "los ultimos coletazos" would be one's death throes or last flutters. I do appreciate it! Silopanna |
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You are welcome, but note that coletazo is strictly not the the tail itself (cola) but the movements of it.
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"...azo", as a suffix in Spanish, often means a "stroke", "blow", or "cut".
Example: "machetazo" = a "cutting stroke with a machete". "hachazo" = a "cutting blow with an axe", (also has other regional meanings).
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"Coletazos" are the movements a fish makes when it's taken out from the water. When you say that something is "dando los últimos coletazos" you're saying that something is going to disappear (for instance a system of government), but it has still enough strong to make some things.
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