Snake bit

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?

Estar en un callejón sin salida...

What do you think....

Er - do you actually mean a snake pit, un nido de víboras ?:thinking:

No snake bit and snake pit are different. To be bit by a snake is like being jinxed. :thinking:Malhezchido, maldito?

¿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.

@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. ;)

Oh, thank you pointing that out; now I'll be able to use it more precisely!

We use that one for a pregnancy not planned... :)

@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.

Estar de malas
Estar aviado (ironía)
Pero ¡qué maldición!

Engualichado (Argentina, rural)

I only asked because the bit made no sense to me. That 'shortened version' sounds terrible. :eek:

Unplanned pregnancy.

Made explicit or specified.

Ah, in Chile just for unexpected pregnancies (Hi Perikles ;) )

Duh, I knew that! Thank you. :)

Oh, thank you for the correction! :rose:

In addition to Glen's and Alec, (estar gafado, tener el gafe...)
"Tener el cenizo" (tener mala suerte)
"Tener mala sombra".