Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Hang up and drive!
Spanish translation:
¡Cuelga y maneja!
Added to glossary by
Rebeca Larios
Sep 23, 2006 20:27
17 yrs ago
English term
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Hang up and drive!
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Popular saying / bumper sticker
Reference to (inappropriate) cell phone usage while driving. Mild suggestion that people should hang up and devote the majority of their attention to simply operating their vehicle. ;0)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +2 | ¡Cuelga y maneja! |
Rebeca Larios
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| 5 +1 | ¡Cuelgue y maneje! |
Rafael Serrano
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| 5 | mas vale manejar que platicar |
yayeboy
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Proposed translations
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Rebeca Larios
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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Spanish
Puerto Rico
Architect turned translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US, Puerto Rican, Mexican) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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¡Cuelga y maneja!
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: O cuelga y conduce, depending on target audience
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sip, gracias Ruth :)
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Sp-EnTranslator
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gracias Claudia :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I can see that this is correct. The alternative suggested by Ruth is also helpful and appreciated. Muchisimas gracias. "
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11 mins
¡Cuelgue y maneje!
Muy difícil que aparezcan calcomanías (stickers) o pegatinas de esta clase tratando a la gente de "tu". Me parece que el verbo debe conjugarse con el pronombre (tácito) "usted".
Note from asker:
| Gracias. |
| Yes, i'm not worried (at all) about being overly polite in this situation because not paying *full* attention to driving is pretty rude and can be quite dangerous. Not much difference between a "car" and a "weapon" in some cases so it's best to pay attention at all times, IMHO. If the other answer happens to imply "tu" i'm OK with that. |
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: "Hang up and drive!" is pretty informal.
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Los puntos ya están dados y no me molesta eso. En realidad no he visto ninguna calcomania en Colombia de este tenor que use el "tu" y menos en México donde hasta a los familiares se les trata en confianza de "usted".
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Gracias
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5 days
mas vale manejar que platicar
Using the infinitive avoids the tu/usted question, and this construction mirrors the 'mas vale prevenir que lamentar.' This means to talk rather than talk on the phone, but I think in the context it is very understandable. Again, Mexican vocab not appropriate for Spain.
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