Feb 10, 2017 20:47
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
un complet Tonay Montana se les mira a los chavalos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Los Ninís
More from the anthem of "Los Ninís":
"Chavalos" means children, I believe. Does this mean:
Unos con la barba larga
otros andan rasurados
**un complet Tony Montana
se les mira a los chavalos**
representan a la empresa
"Los Ninis" son de cuidado...
"Chavalos" means children, I believe. Does this mean:
Unos con la barba larga
otros andan rasurados
**un complet Tony Montana
se les mira a los chavalos**
representan a la empresa
"Los Ninis" son de cuidado...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | a veritable Tony Montana (famous gangster drug lord) ... |
neilmac
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| 4 +1 | a real Tony Montana, watching the guys |
Paul García
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Proposed translations
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a veritable Tony Montana (famous gangster drug lord) ...
...inspects the youths like a general.
Or words to that effect.
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Note added at 13 mins (2017-02-10 21:00:06 GMT)
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AKA "Scarface".
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Note added at 13 hrs (2017-02-11 09:59:36 GMT)
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NB: Re Robert's agree, when I state "or words to that effect", I'm acknowledging that my solution is NOT the finished article. Another similar phrase I tend to use in kudoz queries is "requires tweaking".
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Note added at 13 hrs (2017-02-11 10:02:04 GMT)
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I'm sure that in this case, the asker will be quite capable of crafting her own version based on the information provided (the movie reference) without any need for spoonfeeding or dumbing down.
Or words to that effect.
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Note added at 13 mins (2017-02-10 21:00:06 GMT)
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AKA "Scarface".
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Note added at 13 hrs (2017-02-11 09:59:36 GMT)
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NB: Re Robert's agree, when I state "or words to that effect", I'm acknowledging that my solution is NOT the finished article. Another similar phrase I tend to use in kudoz queries is "requires tweaking".
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Note added at 13 hrs (2017-02-11 10:02:04 GMT)
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I'm sure that in this case, the asker will be quite capable of crafting her own version based on the information provided (the movie reference) without any need for spoonfeeding or dumbing down.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Neil. Brilliant!
(I agree about 'veritable' being a bit too fancy, but I used it because it allowed me to stick to the original meter.)"
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4 hrs
Paul García
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
calidad y rapidez / quality and speed
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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12
a real Tony Montana, watching the guys
"real" to keep the tone, the voice...
"chavalos" es muy de Méjico, the guys, homies, home boys...
"chavalos" es muy de Méjico, the guys, homies, home boys...
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