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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ponete las pilas; ponete las pilas

English translation:

get your act together, get with it

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
Jul 9, 2011 12:22
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

ponete las pilas

Spanish to English Social Sciences Idioms / Maxims / Sayings general
hola! Cuál es la traducción para la expresión "ponete las pilas".

Gracias!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +8 get your act together, get with it
5 +3 get down to it / get cracking
4 +1 Get it in gear
3 +1 Pull your socks up / Pull your finger out / Liven up
4 get moving / get a move on / put/get your skates on
3 Let's get going/Let's crack on
Change log

Jul 23, 2011 10:19: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry

Jul 23, 2011 10:20: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc." to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

Discussion

Michael Powers (PhD) Jul 9, 2011:
register and context Thanks, aceavila Noni for the explanation as to its common uage in the UK.

I agree with the meaning that it means someone has been slacking off and needs to get a move on it and put some energy and effort back into what he or she was doing.

Thanks, Mike
Noni Gilbert Riley Jul 9, 2011:
Register and context There is no doubt that the register is informal, especially with the use of the "tú" form, but the sentence where this expression appears would still be useful.

Mike: Pull your socks up is very common in the UK, and, as Simon points out, it does imply that someone has been doing rather less than being energetic/proactive/executive up to that point.

For me "ponte las pilas" doesn't include any initial criticism, merely that the need for energetic action is now a reality.
Michael Powers (PhD) Jul 9, 2011:
pull your socks up I am wondering if this is regional usage, such as possibly UK English and in countries with a lot of UK influence. I personally am not familiar with this expression, so I am just curious as to its usage. Is "get your act together" universal, or is it mainly or only used in the US?

Proposed translations

+8
1 min
Selected

get your act together, get with it

Normalmente es: "ponte las pilas"

Mike
Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Walsh : Si estás en Argentina o Uruguay, 'ponete' es lo más común, pero significa lo mismo
8 mins
La verdad, en el Cono Sur es "ponete" -me imagino que será así también en Paraguay - Mike
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
21 mins
Thank you, Jenni - Mike
agree Esperanza González : "Ponte las pilas" para México.
24 mins
Que yo sepa, sólo es el Cono Sur donde usan "ponete las pilas" - Mike
agree Aisha Prigan (X)
47 mins
Gracias, Aisha - Mike
agree liz askew : This is what I say to my two teenagers:)
2 hrs
Teenagers - mis pésames - I had four - now the youngest is 20, but even that is no magic bullet - Mike
agree Mónica Algazi
3 hrs
Thank you, Mónica - Mike
agree anademahomar : Ponete las pilas es sumamente comun en Honduras
5 hrs
En Honduras es "ponete" también - no sabía, gracias - Mike
agree Victoria Frazier
6 hrs
Gracias, Victoria - Mike
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+1
4 mins

Pull your socks up / Pull your finger out / Liven up

Hi Mariana,

Three expressions that immediately spring to mind, but I'm sure there are plenty more. It would really depend on how you intend to use it.

Good luck,

Álvaro :O)
Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Walsh : I use the first with my students. Saludos
7 mins
Thanks Christine. Saludos también para ti. :O)
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+3
38 mins

get down to it / get cracking

When I've heard this expression it hasn't necessarily meant that the starting point is that the person is slacking off. It can simply mean that it's time to pick up the pace.
Peer comment(s):
agree Lindsay Spratt
30 mins
agree Mónica Algazi
2 hrs
agree franglish : (turns boat on and it burns Barnacleboy) C'mon, get a move on son. We don't have all day. Ignition...on. (pushes a button) Mermaidman: Throttle...on. ...
3 hrs
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+1
5 hrs

Get it in gear

...put your nose to the grindstone; get with it, ... etc.
Maybe Nike said it best: "Just DO IT!"

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Saludos
eski :))


saludos,
eski
Peer comment(s):
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
Thanks AGAIN & Muchos saludos, Muriel, eski :))
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20 hrs

Let's get going/Let's crack on

If there is no criticism intended in the Spanish and the need for immediate action is required then the above could be options in the UK.
"Pull your socks up" or "get your act together" are both slightly critical IMO, and directed at an individual rather than a universal "let's get going". It all depends on the context and the real nuance in the original Spanish.
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1 day 19 hrs

get moving / get a move on / put/get your skates on

Another option :)

Get your skates on

If you haven't yet renewed your membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, you might like to **get your skates on** because the new year starts on 1 March – next Tuesday!
http://www.pjonline.com/newsletter/get_your_skates_on


**Get your skates on** Dave and Nick - time's running out!

Since I wrote the blog about people shielding themselves from the realities of our economic climate with Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses, it appears that many people have taken them off!
http://www.mortgageintroducer.com/blogengine/post/Get-your-s...



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