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Te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peineAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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#1
September 25, 2009, 09:07 AM
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Te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine
It´s a kind of reprimand . In ENGLISH?
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September 25, 2009, 09:29 AM
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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?
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September 25, 2009, 11:31 AM
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David, ¿tu madre nunca te amenazó con peinarte el pelo?
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September 25, 2009, 11:32 AM
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Jajjajajjajajaja
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September 25, 2009, 11:38 AM
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@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.
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September 25, 2009, 12:11 PM
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I was doing some reading, and "peine" in this situation could refer to threatening with a firearm. See definition #4 here:
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#7
September 25, 2009, 12:18 PM
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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.
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September 25, 2009, 05:00 PM
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I think that´s a good one, POLI. Thanks.
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