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Old September 10, 2009, 04:06 PM
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Lightbulb Abrir la cabeza
In ENglish?

Ej.: Le lanzó una piedra y le abrió la cabeza.
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Old September 10, 2009, 05:04 PM
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He threw a stone at him and cut his head open / gashed his head.
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Old September 10, 2009, 05:05 PM
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In Spain we say Abrir la cabeza, but it doen´t mean open
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In Spain we say Abrir la cabeza, but it doen´t mean open
¿Qué significa? No puedo pensar de una otra situación en este contexto que "cut his head open"
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Old September 10, 2009, 06:14 PM
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"Abrirle la cabeza a alguien" means to hit someone's head so hard, that it bled. I think "cut his/her head open" is the right expression.
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Old September 10, 2009, 07:35 PM
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"Abrirle la cabeza a alguien" means to hit someone's head so hard, that it bled. I think "cut his/her head open" is the right expression.
Agree 100percent

Can't it be too: "tear his/her head"? or hurt?
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"Abrirle la cabeza a alguien" means to hit someone's head so hard, that it bled. I think "cut his/her head open" is the right expression.
Ah, vale. Pues si es la fuerza del golpe y no el hacerlo con algo agudo o afilado, sería más específico decir "split his head open".

Ookami, no. "To tear" (vt) es lo que haces con una hoja de papel cuando lo partes con las manos. "He hit him and hurt his head" está bien pero es muy general - le hizo doler la cabeza.
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Ahhh ok, thanks.
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A proposito, ¿cómo se dice 'openminded' , 'open your mind' o 'closedminded' en español?
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Old September 11, 2009, 04:58 PM
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"abierto" or "cerrado" is ok.
abrir la cabeza is like open your mind

-Tenes que ser más abierto. (accept others opinion)

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A: Si no te gusta la música clásica, tenes falta de oído y algún problema psiquico.
B: ¡Sos un cerrado! (closeminded)

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-"El sabio obra y no actua."
-Al escuchar esas palabras se abrió la mente/cabeza de Juan.
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Old September 11, 2009, 05:43 PM
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"abierto" or "cerrado" is ok.
abrir la cabeza is like open your mind

-Tenes que ser más abierto. (accept others opinion)

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A: Si no te gusta la música clásica, tenes falta de oído y algún problema psiquico.
B: ¡Sos un cerrado! (closeminded)

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-"El sabio obra y no actua."
-Al escuchar esas palabras se abrió la mente/cabeza de Juan.
¡ Vale, muy claro, muchas gracias!
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In another context abrirse la cabeza can be translated as break your neck.
Si no tienes cuidado, te vas a abrir la cabeza.
If you are not careful, you'll break your neck.
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In another context abrirse la cabeza can be translated as break your neck.
Si no tienes cuidado, te vas a abrir la cabeza.
If you are not careful, you'll break your neck.
Interesting..! How funny we have 'zijn hoofd breken over iets' meaning to ponder endlessly but not being able to come up with a sollution or to think very hard (but usually to no avail..)

Literally it would be 'to break your head over something', kind of like 'rompecabeza' .. (in fact we also call puzzles 'hoofdbrekers' much like rompecabezas'.. )

By the way we also know 'je nek breken' = to break your neck. Or in fact slang for 'to kill'
' Als je dat doet breek ik je nek!' -- If you do that I'll waste/kill you.../ I'll come and break your neck..
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In ENglish?

Ej.: Le lanzó una piedra y le abrió la cabeza.

descalabró.....to get hit on the head and get a bump (chichón)
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In Spain we also say romperse la cabeza para solucionar un problema etc...
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In Spain we also say romperse la cabeza para solucionar un problema etc...
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In Spain we also say romperse la cabeza para solucionar un problema etc...
That would be to rack your brain.
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le abrió la cabeza.
We also say 'he split his head open.'
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