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August 18, 2011, 04:31 PM
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Combed his hair
combed his hair: gave someone a beating.
What would be a good equivalent expression in Spanish?  Le dio para el pelo ? Le dio una paliza ? Le dio una buena tunda ? Any other ideas?
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#2
August 18, 2011, 06:24 PM
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I didn't know that "comb his hair" meant "to beat someone"... But I'll trust you...
 I've never heard "le doy para el pelo". Le dió una paliza/tunda is commonly used. Either one. 
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Last edited by Luna Azul; August 18, 2011 at 06:26 PM.
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August 18, 2011, 06:35 PM
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De acuerdo, la más neutral es "le dio una paliza/tunda". Las que se me ocurren son demasiado mexicanas o altisonantes.
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August 18, 2011, 07:10 PM
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I never heard combed his hair to mean give him a beating. I have heard:
to clock someone over the head, or to clock him one. I have heard golpe en la cabeza.
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August 18, 2011, 08:27 PM
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I also have never heard "combed his hair" = to give someone a beating. Perhaps it's regional?
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August 18, 2011, 08:47 PM
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It's not from my neck of the woods, either.
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August 18, 2011, 10:34 PM
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Wow... I see.
I wonder if it is some kind of gangster metaphor, like when they play "violin" or something like that. Thanks, anyhow. On "dar para el pelo" Moliner says, Dar para el pelo a alguien. 1 Dejarle malparado en una riña o discusión. 2 Dirigirle una reprensión muy violenta.
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August 19, 2011, 06:35 AM
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It might be the famous "denle nuestro/el tratamiento especial" that I've heard in dubbed TV.
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August 19, 2011, 09:10 AM
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Must be something like this:
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August 19, 2011, 11:41 AM
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¡Ah!
¡Ahora todo cobra sentido pleno! ¡Gracias!
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September 19, 2011, 04:16 AM
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Never heard "Combed his hair" in that context in UK; what is widely used is "Wiped the floor with him!", but even that's not normally physical violence, rather a very emphatic verbal reprimand!
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