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My word-of-the-day calendar has an interesting example phrase (sh.itjust.works)
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R.I.P. ~~Biggie~~ Big Pun (damn, my bad)

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[-] sepi@piefed.social 27 points 2 days ago

Aplasto is not the correct verb to use. It is a direct translation of crush, in the sense of crushing a can or a tomato or something and implies flattening. "No soy jugador, simplemente gano frecuentemente". Source: am native spanish speaker who did all my schooling in LATAM.

[-] Lonewanderer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think more appropriately would be. "No soy jugador, me encapricho frecuente." I wanted to use enamorar but that's more passionate than crush.

Edit: autocorrect

[-] anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm not a Spanish speaker, but I think Pun's meaning of "crush" is getting lost in translation. I would say definition 3 from this slang dictionary is the most accurate.

Edit: Now that I think about it, "crush" was the lyric in the radio edit. In the unedited version he says outright "... I just fuck a lot."

[-] mrbeano@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

I was only familiar with the edited version for years & was a little disappointed when I heard the original. "Crush" is a better lyric. It's a double entendre and doesn't sound so... thirsty? I'm also not a Spanish speaker, but would think a proper translation should infer the playfulness of that double meaning.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 2 days ago

Me trago en español de Colombia.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

*RIP Big Pun

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Thanks. Corrected. I want to give some excuse about my memory not being what it used to be, but I should have gotten that one right.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

No sweat, it happens. For what it’s worth I miss em both

[-] heavy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Ayo im still not a player but you still a hater

[-] hiramfromthechi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Elevator to the top, haaa see ya later

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