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

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

Answer 3

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 4

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 - 00494d19, Nov 3, 2009

Answer 5

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.... - 00494d19, Nov 3, 2009

Answer 6

Cuándo yo era adolecente tenía en mi armario un póster de Ava Gardner y escuchaba canciones de Frankie Laine y Guy Mitchell.

Answer 7

Me doy por vencido.

Answer 8

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

that was perfect lorenzo - 00494d19, Nov 3, 2009

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

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 11

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 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

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

Answer 14

...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 - 00494d19, Nov 3, 2009

grrrr. - Seitheach, Nov 3, 2009

Answer 15

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 - 00494d19, Nov 3, 2009