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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!!wink

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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this is the closest so far.... - Heidita Nov 3
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Ok now you have wet our taste buds. You have to give us more.

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I agree...keep them coming :) - Izanoni1 Nov 3
ok, ok, I am doing it, .....lol - Heidita Nov 3
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As I understand : " ......., hold his arm by a officer of police and get him down on ground and block ... ... ... " grin

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

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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.

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

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Yo no vi a ningún Roberto por ahí - RicardoP Nov 3
jajajaja - robertico Nov 3
yo lo entiendo pero nunca he oido esas frases - robertico Nov 3
Yo tampoco - RicardoP Nov 3
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...I was the envy of the whole block with my tape the Outlandos d'Amour.

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jeje, that is worse than the first try, you are not getting the turra part - Heidita Nov 3
grrrr. - Seitheach Nov 3
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Lorenzo, to give a taste....can you rephrase?

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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.

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

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that was perfect lorenzo - Heidita Nov 3
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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.

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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.

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