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bite the big one

Spanish translation: espicharla

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English term or phrase:bite the big one
Spanish translation:espicharla
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

03:12 Dec 9, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / United States
English term or phrase: bite the big one
An example of its usage comes from the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms: "1989 D. KOONTZ Midnight I. Ivii 234 If you go, we all go with you, just like people down there at Honestown years ago, drinking their poisoned Kool-Aid and biting the big one right along with Reverend Jim."
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 07:58
espicharla
Explanation:
en España

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-12-09 03:21:26 GMT)
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Michael, it helps when you provide the dictionary's definition, like you were doing before

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espichar.
3. intr. coloq. morir (ǁ llegar al término de la vida).

~la.
1. fr. morir (ǁ llegar al término de la vida).

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

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otra más: "estirar la pata"


pata1.

estirar la ~.
1. fr. coloq. morir (ǁ llegar al término de la vida).

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

Selected response from:

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 06:58
Grading comment
espicharla (España); estirar la pata (varios); patatearse, colgar los tenis, chupar faros, entregar el equipo (México)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4espicharla
Susana Galilea
5morirse
CeciliaMontano
5ser pésimo / muy malo
Ana Brassara
5amanecer muerto / estirar la pata / pelarse
David Russi
4 +1palmarla / digGNarla (Esp)
MPGS
5En México
Helena Genel


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
morirse


Explanation:
Oxford Concise Ditionary:
bite the big one (N. Amer. informal):
to die.

CeciliaMontano
Local time: 08:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
espicharla


Explanation:
en España

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-12-09 03:21:26 GMT)
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Michael, it helps when you provide the dictionary's definition, like you were doing before

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-12-09 03:22:07 GMT)
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espichar.
3. intr. coloq. morir (ǁ llegar al término de la vida).

~la.
1. fr. morir (ǁ llegar al término de la vida).

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-12-09 03:23:42 GMT)
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otra más: "estirar la pata"


pata1.

estirar la ~.
1. fr. coloq. morir (ǁ llegar al término de la vida).

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados



Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 06:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
espicharla (España); estirar la pata (varios); patatearse, colgar los tenis, chupar faros, entregar el equipo (México)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio
44 mins
agree  MitsukoD: espichar
2 hrs
agree  Victoria Gil Talavera
8 hrs
agree  GemaBCN
10 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ser pésimo / muy malo


Explanation:
bite the big one
to be very bad. That movie really bites the big one.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bite the big one

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otro significado: cometer una gran error

idiom: To bite the big one
meaning: ***to make a major mistake***
usage: Sally really knows how to bite the big one.

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-12-09 03:26:09 GMT)
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UN gran error, perdón

Ana Brassara
Local time: 08:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
amanecer muerto / estirar la pata / pelarse


Explanation:
Tres posibilidades

David Russi
United States
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 42
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
palmarla / digGNarla (Esp)


Explanation:
...otras...

:)

MPGS
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GemaBCN
3 hrs
  -> gracias Gema :)
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
En México


Explanation:
Para morir:

estirar la pata, colgar los tenis, chupar Faros, entregar el equipo, entregar la piel, pasar a mejor vida, "se lo chupo la bruja", patatearse (mi favorito)

cometer un gran error:

regarla (gacho), cagarla, meter la pata (hasta el fondo)...y se recuerdo más al rato te digo. Suerte.

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Se lo llevo la pelona
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está dando cuentas al creador
está tocando las puertas a San Pedro

Helena Genel
United States
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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