de lo lindo

English translation: proper / right / right good / real

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Spanish term or phrase:de lo lindo
English translation:proper / right / right good / real
Entered by: Nedra Rivera Huntington

14:49 Sep 17, 2019
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Folktales
Spanish term or phrase: de lo lindo
This is the original sentence: "Ella la reprendió de lo lindo."

Spain Spanish to UK English

This is from a fairy tale. The phrases I would normally use for "de lo lindo" aren't working for me here. I am thinking about "but good" but I'm wondering if that's a more American turn of phrase. Brit folks, does it sound okay for British English? If not, any other suggestions?

Another option I'm strongly considering is turning it around, something like: "She gave her a right telling-off."

As ever, thank you all in advance.
Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
Local time: 08:06
proper
Explanation:
Per the discussion.

"She gave her proper telling-off"
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 09:06
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4 +1proper
Robert Carter
4a (righ)t good
neilmac


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proper


Explanation:
Per the discussion.

"She gave her proper telling-off"

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: I must admit, I love any excuse to employ this use of the word "proper," sorely lacking in our American lexicon, I'm afraid. Thank you!


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agree  neilmac: Very British :)
13 hrs
  -> Cheers, Neil :-)
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a (righ)t good


Explanation:
There are several ways to translate ""Ella la reprendió de lo lindo."

She gave him a (right) good telling off/ticking off.
She tore a strip off him.
She gave him what for.
... etc.

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-17 16:29:16 GMT)
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Sorry if I've got the genders mixed up there (him vs her), but I was focusing on the main idiom rather than the protagonists.

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-09-17 16:30:20 GMT)
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It would help if we knew what the person was being admonished for.

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Note added at 1 day 21 mins (2019-09-18 15:10:42 GMT)
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There's a nice Scottish word for it too, "shiricking (or shericking) n: a particularly vocal telling-off. ":

"I bet Andy Murray got a right shiricking aff his mammy..."
"Once a councillor's wife came in just to give me a full-on shiricking in front of a packed dining room"

Example sentence(s):
  • I got a right good ticking off, but he laughed in the end.

    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tear+a+strip+off
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/gave+him+the+what+for
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: The girl is being admonished by Baba Yaga for generally being a lazy good-for-nothing and not keeping her word.

Asker: Thank you so much for the many helpful suggestions. I've got 25 of these stories to go, so someone may be getting a "right good ticking-off" before we know it! Alas, I fear the most evocative "shiricking" is slightly beyond my remit, which requires me to "respect the author's voice" (although, where's the fun in that!). I do plan to trot it out sometimes to freak out the locals here.

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