Try to find out what this means: Cuando era adolescente...

Question

Let's see if you get the meaning of this:

Cuando era adolescente , tenía en el armario un póster de The Police y daba la turra en el bloque con el cassete de Outlandos d'Amour a todo meter.

Let's see, give it your best try. No natives please!!

• "daba la turra en el bloque", en mi vida había visto tal expresión, no tengo ni idea que quiere decir - RicardoP Nov 3, 2009
• cassete de Outlandos d'Amour a todo meter Asi se quejaba mi vecina. - 0068e2f4 Nov 3, 2009

Answer 1

When I was a teenager, I had a poster of The Police on my closet and gave the whole block a head rattling by playing the Outlandos d'Amour cassette at full blast.

• Were you that noisy little brat who lived next door to me??? - Moe Nov 3, 2009

Answer 2

I think Lorenzo was really close too, or actually he said the same, I am not familiar with the "give a taste" bit, however, I liked the rattling part, very good Moe

dar la turra: be a pain, get on people's nerves

a todo meter: at full blast, when talking about cars, at full speed

Answer 3

Oh, by the way, this was written by my much admired and veeeeery colloquial writing María José Navarro

Answer 4

When I was a teenager, I had a poster of The Police on my closet and gave the whole block a taste by playing the Outlandos d'Amour cassette at full blast.

• this is the closest so far.... - Heidita Nov 3, 2009

Answer 5

Ok now you have wet our taste buds. You have to give us more.

• I agree...keep them coming :) - Izanoni1 Nov 3, 2009
• ok, ok, I am doing it, .....lol - Heidita Nov 3, 2009

Answer 6

As I understand : " ......., hold his arm by a officer of police and get him down on ground and block ... ... ... "

Answer 7

Cannot translate it but this looks like Sting's new album

Answer 8

Here is my guess.

When I was a teenager I had a poster of the Police on my closet door. I would walk around the block playing the tape Outlandos d'Amour for everyone to hear.

• jeje, quite close...how did you do that?? not quite there though....keep trying - Heidita Nov 3, 2009

Answer 9

Omg , I think we can include natives here, as Roberto has just mentioned this is even too colloquial and Spanish from Spain for him...keep trying, let's see who comes up with the closest.

zied...not even close...lol

• Yo no vi a ningún Roberto por ahí - RicardoP Nov 3, 2009
• jajajaja - 0068e2f4 Nov 3, 2009
• yo lo entiendo pero nunca he oido esas frases - 0068e2f4 Nov 3, 2009
• Yo tampoco - RicardoP Nov 3, 2009

Answer 10

...I was the envy of the whole block with my tape the Outlandos d'Amour.

• jeje, that is worse than the first try, you are not getting the turra part - Heidita Nov 3, 2009
• grrrr. - Seitheach Nov 3, 2009

Answer 11

Lorenzo, to give a taste....can you rephrase?

Answer 12

When I was an adolescent, I had a poster of the Police in my closet. I would walk around the block as quickly as possible playing the tape Outlandos d'Amour.

Answer 13

It would either be "let the whole block know it" or "gave the block an earful".

• that was perfect lorenzo - Heidita Nov 3, 2009

Answer 14

When I was a teenager, I used to have a poster of The Police on my dresser, and I would go around the block with the tape Outlandos d'Amour (playing) at full volume.

Answer 15

When I was a teenager, I had a poster of The Police in my closet and I would act a fool going around my block playing my Outlandos d'Amour tape.