"swing the world by its tail"

Spanish translation: "ponerse el mundo por montera"

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English term or phrase:	"swing the world by its tail"
Spanish translation:	"ponerse el mundo por montera"

17:46 Sep 13, 2010

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English term or phrase: "swing the world by its tail"

Hi there,
I need some help with the following locution:

"In blending both our learning outcomes and these skills, it's our goal to ensure each one of you is empowered and prepared to swing the world by its tail!"

I've seen it's a part of a song but I don't know exactly the meaning in this context.

Thank you very much!

Carmen Bujalance-Herrera KudoZ activity Questions: 5 (none open) Answers: 0 Spain
Local time: 13:27

"ponerse el mundo por montera"

Explanation:
Es actuar sin prejuicios, con valentía. En este caso se intenta dar ánimos a unos estudiantes que han adquirido unos conocimientos para que salgan al mundo a utilizarlos.

Mira una referencia de ProZ. En ella un traductor Enrique Soria traduce "poner-se el mundo por montera" como "grab the world by the tail":
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/art_arts_crafts...

Un saludo

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E-nauta
Spain
Local time: 13:27

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¡Gracias Juan Pablo!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

"ponerse el mundo por montera"

E-nauta

Tomar el toro por las astas/por los cuernos

Andrés Ureta

4 +1

enfrentar las dificultades de la vida con aplomo/seguridad en sí mismo

Lydia De Jorge

comerte el mundo

Íñigo G. Moya

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17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"ponerse el mundo por montera"

E-nauta
Spain
Local time: 13:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

¡Gracias Juan Pablo!

28 mins confidence:

comerte el mundo

Explanation:
Es otra opción.

Suerte!

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Note added at 28 mins (2010-09-13 18:15:18 GMT)
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comerSE, claro!

Íñigo G. Moya
Germany
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

\"swing the world by its tail\" Tomar el toro por las astas/por los cuernos

Explanation:
This is THE equivalent saying in Spanish for "swing the world by its tail".
It means having the ability to dominate situations and turn them into favorable results.

Andrés Ureta
Chile
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Spanish

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

enfrentar las dificultades de la vida con aplomo/seguridad en sí mismo

Explanation:
sugg

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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