Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
"Para sustos estuvo bueno"
English translation:
That was quite a scare!
Added to glossary by
teju
Dec 24, 2005 21:00
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
Argentina
Reliable. Computing skills.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
"Para sustos estuvo bueno"
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
This is mexican spanish and I guess it means something like
"ya nos asustamos bastante".
"ya nos asustamos bastante".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | That was quite a scare! |
teju
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| 4 +1 | See, please. |
Juan Jacob
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| 3 +1 | It was okay if you wanted to scare someone. |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 | it was scary enough |
Carmen Riadi
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Proposed translations
48 mins
Selected
That was quite a scare!
This is an idiomatic expression that's equivalent.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
5 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
195
It was okay if you wanted to scare someone.
OR:
It was good for a scare.
It is the sort of thing one might say, it seems, of a horror film.
Happy Holidays.
It was good for a scare.
It is the sort of thing one might say, it seems, of a horror film.
Happy Holidays.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Robert! |
+1
1 hr
Juan Jacob
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Literatura, historia, subtitulaje
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American) 
, French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, French, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
See, please.
Ya estuvo, ya estuvo bueno means:
> OK, I've got it. > That's enough. > Stop it.
So, something like: Don't need -or want- to be scared anymore...
Luck.
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Note added at 2 hrs 56 mins (2005-12-24 23:56:36 GMT)
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También decimos: ya estuvo suave.
> OK, I've got it. > That's enough. > Stop it.
So, something like: Don't need -or want- to be scared anymore...
Luck.
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Note added at 2 hrs 56 mins (2005-12-24 23:56:36 GMT)
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También decimos: ya estuvo suave.
Note from asker:
| Gracias, Juan, muy claras todas tus explicaciones!! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Henry Hinds
: Claro que sí, pero así es exactamente, para otros sería "ya basta de sustos", etc.
1 hr
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Gracias, paisa. La pensé bastante. Es sutil.
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8 hrs
it was scary enough
another possibility
Note from asker:
| Gracias, Carmen!! |
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