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Te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine


ROBINDESBOIS September 25, 2009 09:07 AM

Te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine
 
It´s a kind of reprimand . In ENGLISH?

Tomisimo September 25, 2009 09:29 AM

I imagine you could use any kind of warning phrase in English. We don't have one that includes the word "comb" that I know of. A propósito, ¿qué tiene que ver un peine con una amenaza?

pjt33 September 25, 2009 11:31 AM

David, ¿tu madre nunca te amenazó con peinarte el pelo?

ROBINDESBOIS September 25, 2009 11:32 AM

Jajjajajjajajaja

AngelicaDeAlquezar September 25, 2009 11:38 AM

@David: Something apparently worthless will cost you much.

Our equivalents could be: "vas a saber lo que es amar a dios en tierra de indios" (politically incorrect, but common sentence); "vas a ver/saber lo que es bueno"...

When coming from parents, those "warnings" are usually followed by slaps and smacks.

Tomisimo September 25, 2009 12:11 PM

I was doing some reading, and "peine" in this situation could refer to threatening with a firearm. See definition #4 here:

Quote:

En algunas armas de fuego, pieza metálica que contiene una serie de proyectiles.

poli September 25, 2009 12:18 PM

Also #7.
You'll find out what a strap is for.

It seems like a phrase used back in the days when corporal punishment
was acceptable. It's the kind of threat a stern nun or parent may have
used toward misbehaving children.

ROBINDESBOIS September 25, 2009 05:00 PM

I think that´s a good one, POLI. Thanks.


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