Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to be down with sb
Spanish translation:
llevarse bien con
Added to glossary by
Pablo Fdez. Moriano
Nov 18, 2003 14:27
20 yrs ago
English term
Spain
Technical - Multimedia - Literary
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 2 more.
down for whatever
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Music
Song
¿A qué se refiere "down", "to be down" (4ª y 5ª líneas) en el contexto de esta canción?
Muchas gracias
"I got love - I, got, love, for, my homies who be rollin wit me
Play no game - play, no, games, cause, ain't nobody playin wit me
I got love - I, got, love, for my niggaz on my family tree
I got love - love for the ghetto, down for whatever
If you was down before, you gon' still gon' be down wit me
I got game - I, got, game, cause, the game was given to me
Say my name - say, my, name, cause, ain't nobody tighter than me
Give it up - give, it, up, if, you like the way I'm rhymin this beat
I don't know - know nuttin better, chasin my chedder
If you in love with a whore -- you ain't never listened to me"
Muchas gracias
"I got love - I, got, love, for, my homies who be rollin wit me
Play no game - play, no, games, cause, ain't nobody playin wit me
I got love - I, got, love, for my niggaz on my family tree
I got love - love for the ghetto, down for whatever
If you was down before, you gon' still gon' be down wit me
I got game - I, got, game, cause, the game was given to me
Say my name - say, my, name, cause, ain't nobody tighter than me
Give it up - give, it, up, if, you like the way I'm rhymin this beat
I don't know - know nuttin better, chasin my chedder
If you in love with a whore -- you ain't never listened to me"
Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Panama
Native in Spanish
Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian, Costa Rican, Panamanian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
30
Selected
"down for whatever" = listo para lo que sea / If you was down before = (ver respuesta)
En la 4ta. línea, "Down for whatever" es estar siempre listo para lo que sea que pueda surgir.
En la 5ta. línea, según lo que puedo deducir por el resto de la letra y el sentido que tiene la canción, "If you was down before, you gon' still gon' be down wit me" quiere decir que si la persona a la que se refiere el cantante estuvo antes en buenos términos con él, aún seguirá estándolo, según esta referencia:
down: To be on acceptable terms.
Example: Ed: Do you know Bill?
Ted: Yeah, I'm down with him.
(también se usa "cool" en este mismo sentido, "cool with me")
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2003-11-18 16:58:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
\"I got love - love for the ghetto, down for whatever\" --> o sea que haría cualquier cosa por su gente
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 hrs 59 mins (2003-11-19 02:26:27 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------
De nada, a la orden! ;)
En la 5ta. línea, según lo que puedo deducir por el resto de la letra y el sentido que tiene la canción, "If you was down before, you gon' still gon' be down wit me" quiere decir que si la persona a la que se refiere el cantante estuvo antes en buenos términos con él, aún seguirá estándolo, según esta referencia:
down: To be on acceptable terms.
Example: Ed: Do you know Bill?
Ted: Yeah, I'm down with him.
(también se usa "cool" en este mismo sentido, "cool with me")
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2003-11-18 16:58:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
\"I got love - love for the ghetto, down for whatever\" --> o sea que haría cualquier cosa por su gente
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 hrs 59 mins (2003-11-19 02:26:27 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------
De nada, a la orden! ;)
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alicia Jordá
3 mins
|
|
¡Gracias, Alice! :)
|
|
| agree |
Consult Couture
2 hrs
|
|
Gracias :)
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias, me has aclarado la palabra en los dos casos. Creo que estos son los significados apropiados."
14 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
listo para cualquier cosa
xxx
down with/for = it's cool with me
down with/for = it's cool with me
1 hr
Manuel Plaza
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
20 years in international programs
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
estar decaído por cualquier razón
Es otra opción que veo, pero no sabría decirte si es exactamente la que encaja en esta canción.
3 hrs
Bajo de ánimo por cualquier razón
Bajo de ánimo por cualquier razón
Discussion
down with/for = it's cool with me
down with/for = it's cool with me