Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ya soltaron la lengua
English translation:
already let the cat out of the bag; already spilled the beans; already fessed up
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Sep 2, 2007 17:21
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Also an Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
ya soltaron la lengua
Spanish to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
En un guión basado en Sr. Presidente:
"GENARO:
“Pedro, por favor, no me cuentes nada”
PEDRO:
“te conté que los pordioseros que duermen en el portal la noche del crimen **ya soltaron la lengua**…al coronel parrales lo asesino el general canales ya salió la orden de captura”.
Significa que ya hablaron, ya contaron lo que sabían. estoy buscando el equivalente en inglés
"GENARO:
“Pedro, por favor, no me cuentes nada”
PEDRO:
“te conté que los pordioseros que duermen en el portal la noche del crimen **ya soltaron la lengua**…al coronel parrales lo asesino el general canales ya salió la orden de captura”.
Significa que ya hablaron, ya contaron lo que sabían. estoy buscando el equivalente en inglés
Proposed translations
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Change log
Sep 5, 2007 08:40: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/97116">Yvonne Becker's</a> old entry - "ya soltaron la lengua"" to ""already let the cat out of the bag""
Proposed translations
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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already let the cat out of the bag
otra opción
Mike :)
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-09-02 17:33:24 GMT)
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Idiom:
let the cat out of the bag
To let a secret be known.
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-02 17:34:37 GMT)
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Page 381
by Christine Ammer - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 729 pages
[Late 1500s] let the cat out of the bag Give away a secret, as in Mom let the
cat out of the bag and told us Karen was engaged. This expression alludes to ...
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The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
by Eric Donald Hirsch, William G. Rowland, Michael Stanford - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2004 - 306 pages
let the cat out of the bag When you "let the cat out of the bag," you reveal a
secret. "We planned a surprise party for Jose, but someone let the cat out of ...
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and Comparative, of the ... - Page 51
by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley - 1891
TO LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, phr. (common).—To reveal a secret ; a variant with
a slightly modified sense is TO PUT ONES FOOT IN IT. ...
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Mike :)
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Note added at 11 mins (2007-09-02 17:33:24 GMT)
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Idiom:
let the cat out of the bag
To let a secret be known.
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-02 17:34:37 GMT)
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Page 381
by Christine Ammer - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 729 pages
[Late 1500s] let the cat out of the bag Give away a secret, as in Mom let the
cat out of the bag and told us Karen was engaged. This expression alludes to ...
Limited preview - About this book
[ More editions ]
The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
by Eric Donald Hirsch, William G. Rowland, Michael Stanford - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2004 - 306 pages
let the cat out of the bag When you "let the cat out of the bag," you reveal a
secret. "We planned a surprise party for Jose, but someone let the cat out of ...
Limited preview - Table of Contents - About this book
[ More editions ]
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and Comparative, of the ... - Page 51
by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley - 1891
TO LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG, phr. (common).—To reveal a secret ; a variant with
a slightly modified sense is TO PUT ONES FOOT IN IT. ...
Full view - About this book
[ More editions ]
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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Thank you, silviatonia - Mike :)
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liz askew
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Thank you, liz - Mike :)
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Beta Cummins
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Thank you, Beta - Mike :)
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Gacela20
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Thank you, Gracela20 - Mike :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
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Jairo Payan
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Colombia
"Knowledge and quality"
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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4
they blew the whistle
Cantaron
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13 mins
lapamela
Specializes in field
+2
19 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
have already fessed up
They confessed.
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Beta Cummins
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Gracias, Beta.
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Patricia Baldwin
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Gracias, Patricia.
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53 mins
their tongues wagged already on the night of the crime
es una expresión idiomática que significa literalmente "sus lenguas las han meneado ya"
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