Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
boca para afuera
English translation:
[but I] really didn't mean it
Added to glossary by
Michelle Wolfson
Oct 17, 2008 14:53
15 yrs ago
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
boca para afuera
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Okay, I don't know what country this is coming from. It appears in a sentence in a transcript from an audio tape. It is an interview with a family about another family member who joined the military.
The full sentence is: Pero si cuando el me explicó, hablamos, y yo le dije, bueno, está bien, si eso es lo que tu quieres entonces está bien. Pero le decía eso de *boca para afuera*, de aquí yo no quería que se fuera. Pero... ahora estoy bien contenta.
The full sentence is: Pero si cuando el me explicó, hablamos, y yo le dije, bueno, está bien, si eso es lo que tu quieres entonces está bien. Pero le decía eso de *boca para afuera*, de aquí yo no quería que se fuera. Pero... ahora estoy bien contenta.
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3 mins
Daniel Coria
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Premium English Spanish Translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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but I really didn't mean it
Another option might have been "but I was only paying lip service", but I don't think it fits the context .
My 2 cents...
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-10-17 14:59:08 GMT)
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Also, "but I wasn't being serious" / "but I told him that without meaning it".
My 2 cents...
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-10-17 14:59:08 GMT)
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Also, "but I wasn't being serious" / "but I told him that without meaning it".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This worked perfect for this context. Thank you!"
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6 mins
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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lip-service / that's what he says / not sincere in what he said
Es sinónimo de "decirlo de boquilla"
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Note added at 7 minutos (2008-10-17 15:00:34 GMT)
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Otra opción:
he was only paying lip-service to it
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Note added at 7 minutos (2008-10-17 15:00:34 GMT)
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Otra opción:
he was only paying lip-service to it
Peer comment(s):
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Enrique Huber (X)
: "JO" con lip-serivice
51 mins
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Gracias Enrique... ¡Jo!
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Juan Jacob
: Es al revés: el sujeto es "yo", no "él".
10 hrs
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Gracias Juan Jacob... La verdad es que en este caso me dediqué a facilitar una explicación en lugar de poner la traducción fiel... Error mío!!! Many thanks
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5 hrs
but I was only saying that
this is used idiomatically in the sense of "I didn't mean what I said"... the idiom is discussed here:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=221503
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=221503
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