Nov 24, 2014 19:06
9 yrs ago
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English term
Argentina
Reliable and professional translations
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Italian to Spanish, Spanish to Italian, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
down cold
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
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This is a conversation between two inmates in a prison. I can't figure out what "got their shit down cold" means:
A: 'Nortenos are the Hispanics from northern California, Surenos are from the south.
The ones from Mexico are the Border Brothers. They associate separately on the yard, but they all fall under the control of the Mexican Mafia.’
B: ‘That’s the gang they call La Eme?’
A: ‘Nice to see you did some homework, Jack. Yeah, La Eme ***got their shit down cold***.’
B: ‘I thought they were tight with the Aryan Brotherhood too.
A: ‘They’re allied to whoever doesn’t draw any heat on them.
Any ideas? Thank you in advance!
A: 'Nortenos are the Hispanics from northern California, Surenos are from the south.
The ones from Mexico are the Border Brothers. They associate separately on the yard, but they all fall under the control of the Mexican Mafia.’
B: ‘That’s the gang they call La Eme?’
A: ‘Nice to see you did some homework, Jack. Yeah, La Eme ***got their shit down cold***.’
B: ‘I thought they were tight with the Aryan Brotherhood too.
A: ‘They’re allied to whoever doesn’t draw any heat on them.
Any ideas? Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | saben lo que hacen |
George Rabel
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| 4 | tienen todo controlado |
Charlotte Eagley
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| 3 +1 | La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos... [y otras opciones] |
JohnMcDove
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Proposed translations
+1
8 mins
George Rabel
Native in Spanish
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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129
saben lo que hacen
That's what it means
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Note added at 12 mins (2014-11-24 19:18:21 GMT)
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Female guitarists? : Guitar - Reddit
www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/11yb0x/female_guitarists/
reddit
Oct 23, 2012 - ... the way it is. keep practicing, get your shit down cold. when your time comes to step up to the plate...prove yourself. start your own band if you ...
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/down cold, have
down cold, have
Learn or accomplish perfectly. For example, I have this song down cold. The slangy use of cold for “completely” dates from the late 1800s and the phrase itself from about 1900.
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Note added at 12 mins (2014-11-24 19:18:21 GMT)
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Female guitarists? : Guitar - Reddit
www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/11yb0x/female_guitarists/
Oct 23, 2012 - ... the way it is. keep practicing, get your shit down cold. when your time comes to step up to the plate...prove yourself. start your own band if you ...
______________________________________________
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/down cold, have
down cold, have
Learn or accomplish perfectly. For example, I have this song down cold. The slangy use of cold for “completely” dates from the late 1800s and the phrase itself from about 1900.
Note from asker:
| ¡Muchas gracias! |
1 hr
Charlotte Eagley
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
+ yrs experience, medical/pharmaceutical
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
tienen todo controlado
Están muy bien informados de todo.
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
+1
4 hrs
JohnMcDove
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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241
La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos... [y otras opciones]
Algunas opciones más, siguiendo las ideas ya aportadas. Tal vez, intentando dar un toque “mafioso” para ajustarnos algo más al “registro” (aunque no tengamos mucho más contexto)
La Eme lo tiene todo bajo la bota. /bajo su bota.
La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos.
La Eme controla perfectamente sus dominios
La Eme sabe lo que pasa en su zona en todo momento
La Eme controla como nadie todo su podrido reino... (con cierto resabio shakespeariano... “hay algo podrido en mi reino)
La Eme tiene un dominio perfecto de su zona.
La Eme siempre sabe lo que pasa en sus dominios, igual que “la Cosa Nostra”.
La Eme siempre está al tanto de lo que pasa en sus dominios.
A la Eme no se le escapa ni una.
A la Eme nunca se le escapa nada ni nadie, lo controlan todo.
Bueno, pues eso.
La Eme lo tiene todo bajo la bota. /bajo su bota.
La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos.
La Eme controla perfectamente sus dominios
La Eme sabe lo que pasa en su zona en todo momento
La Eme controla como nadie todo su podrido reino... (con cierto resabio shakespeariano... “hay algo podrido en mi reino)
La Eme tiene un dominio perfecto de su zona.
La Eme siempre sabe lo que pasa en sus dominios, igual que “la Cosa Nostra”.
La Eme siempre está al tanto de lo que pasa en sus dominios.
A la Eme no se le escapa ni una.
A la Eme nunca se le escapa nada ni nadie, lo controlan todo.
Bueno, pues eso.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Elena Carbonell
: Sí, habría que mantener el tono
8 hrs
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Muchas gracias, Elena. :-)
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