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Turning Over In His Grave
Turning over in his grave es un dicho en inglés que significa una persona
muerta estaría muy desatisfecho si supiera lo que pasó después de su fallecimiento. Ejemplo: Uncle Bob would be turning over in his grave if he saw how his nephews squandered the inheritance. Quisiera saber si hay un dicho igual en español. Poli Por favor corrijan cualquier error que encuentran. Gracias. Last edited by poli; May 21, 2008 at 02:42 PM. |
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You could say: Si el tío Roberto levantara la cabeza...I cannot think of anything better...
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Otra opción...
Si fulano supiera/viera .... (todo lo que ha pasado) ... se volvería a morir. Si el tío Bob supiera lo que sus sobrinos han hecho con la herencia, se volvería a morir. I've heard this from Mexicans. I don't know if it's universal.
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Agree with Iris.
Otras opciones: revolverse en la tumba revolcarse en la tumba |
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Thank you María, David and Rusty. I'm nearly sure that if you use any of the phrases you suggested, you'd get the point across anywhere Spanish is spoken.
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Agree with Rusty and Iris
El tio Bob se estará revolviendo en su tumba al ver cómo sus sobrinos malgastan su herencia Mira cómo sus sobrinos malgastan la herencia. Si el tío Bob levantase la cabeza.... Saludos |
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Si supiera ... se volvería a morir must be a Mexicanism then.
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In Spain people sometimes say:" Si Franco levantara la cabeza..." when complaining about how much things have changed in the country.
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revolverse en su tumba es correcto.
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levantara la cabeza, muerte, volver a morir |
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