Help! I'm looking for possible translations for the expression "Giddy up". I know what it means and I heard it many many times, but I cannot find a spanish equivalent.
Any ideas?
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Help! I'm looking for possible translations for the expression "Giddy up". I know what it means and I heard it many many times, but I cannot find a spanish equivalent.
Any ideas?
Hi mvictoria:
Maybe you could start with the origin of the phrase which comes from the terms "gee" (turn right) and "haw" (turn left):
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gee
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gee up, (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.)
I'm guessing that there must be a number of phrases in Spanish for this command.
Hi mvictoria,
Hope this helps:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=giddy+up
Bye!
The word that comes to mind for me would be:
ándele!
thank you everyone!
hi Vicente, Andale sounds good for Mexican spanish, is it appropriate for neutral, though?
Hi mvictoria...I don't know!:) You would know better than I.
Giddyup itself is a phrase that is uniquely American slang (I think) that has evolved from it's origins as a command for horses and now means about whatever you want it to mean as an exclamation. I think some people say it just because they like the way it sounds.
Depending on context and inflexion it can mean something or nothing. I think of it primarily as a phrase meaning, OK, let's go!...or, get it going!...or, go for it!, or, I'm in!, etc.
In that case maybe, vamos!...jale!...or something like that. What is the context of your translation?
The word I have heard used for giddyup is ¡Arre! and for the animal to stop is ¡So! or ¡So So! I first saw this in a text book many years ago called "Camino Real'. As for the 'So So' - there is a popular song with the words ¡so so caballo!
Vicente is right...it would be depending on what you are translating...and it would be in an informal situation...So if you want it neutral, you would have to say Vamos! , i could have thousands of examples depending on the country and age , what would you use...but with informal things it would change ( there was a time in my country because of a character on tv everyone would say "vayamosle" ( it was from a Colombian soap opera, but it was so famous that everyone was using it...even it would change the expression for example, how many times you have heard that is so "cool"Quote:
Originally Posted by mvictoria
, not anymore 30 yo or younger are using "that is so sick!"
Saludos Lili:). Very interesting about "vayamosle". A similar thing occurred here in the U.S. The TV comedy "Seinfeld" that aired in the 1990s (and is still in re-run) had a character named Kramer and Kramer quite often used the phrase "giddyup!" as an exclamation. It had nothing to do with anything...just a word he used frequently. I'm afraid I'm too old to know what young people under 30 use these days.:p but I'm sure they have a replacement for "giddyup".Quote:
Originally Posted by Lili Pazos Longart
Cheers!
¨Giddy up¨ is used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go ahead or go at a faster pace. The translation of this command will vary depending on the country... In Argentina this expression is translated as: Arre!
Giddy up, when not referring to an animal can be used like "let´s got!", which would be "vamos!" in Spanish.
Amayo, "let's got!" I believe you're feeding us misleading info.
chris.r I swear that was not my intention!! I would never lead this amazing community down the wrong path on purpose. I had meant to write "lets go!". Thanks for catching that!!
That was just a joke, amayo.
In the show "Seinfeld", the character Kramer uses this word repeatedly. It means lets go, ready to go, I'm in, you betcha, etc.
Ahhhh a joke!!! You are a funny guy!! Okay, now I´ll be ready for your future jokes. Thanks for clearing that up funny guy.
Ever hear the expression "he's got a hitch in his giddy-up" ?
Such great responses from everyone! I hope it was helpful mvictoria. I found the replies very interesting. :)
I must admit I´ve never heard that one before. Where did you hear this? Perhaps with a little more context we could figure it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by vicente
Ever hear the expression "he's got a hitch in his giddy-up" ? I've never heard this expression. If I had to guess I would say it means he's got something stopping his readiness to go. Anyone else think so?
I would say "giddy-up" would mean lets go like others have mentioned on this forum. I also believe it is to do something at a fast pace. The translation into Spanish would all depend on the entire sentence and not just the word "giddy-up".
I also agree with brapoza in the interpretation of the expression "he's got a hitch in his giddy-up" in regards that it means something has stopped or possibly slowed down his "lets go" momentum.
Well if we´re just going to take random shots in the dark I would guess the expression referrers to someone with a hangover.
LOL! It could mean that as well, when you have a hangover you're sluggish, tired, and overall on slow mode. :cool:
LOL! True. I haven't had a hangover in a while but that's exactly how it feels. :)
Well, all of you are right to a degree. To have "a hitch in your giddy-up" is a pretty common phrase in EU. It's very informal and like many expressions it can have a variety of meanings. It generally means that someone has a problem with physical movement(s), like a drunk staggering, a person (or animal) with an injury trying to run, a golfer with a bad swing, etc.
It can also be used to describe a machine that isn't running right...a car engine that miss-fires, a balky copy machine, a malfunctioning telephone, anything that has a "hitch" in it's movement.
In short, it's a way of saying that something or someone is not performing quite right and can be applied to almost anything.
Yay! Glad to here we are all right. Thanks for clarifying the definition for us. I am happy to have learned a new phrase and its meaning. I will make great effort to not have a hitch in my giddy-up. :)