"I wouldn't lose any sleep over it" in Spanish?

Question

Is there an idiomatic expression in Spanish equivalent to "I wouldn't lose any sleep over it"?

Answer 1

I've heard the slang phrase

Tranqui tio, que no comes el coco.

Tranqui = tranquilo, here it means "take it easy. "Tio" is like "man" hippy style.

"Coco" slang for head

Que no comes el coco = "Don't eat you head" translates as "Don't do your head in"

So we have "Take it easy man, don't do your head in..."

Remember though, this is street slang.

Adónde dicen esto Birdland? En qué país? Yo nunca lo había escuchado... - Benz, Feb 12, 2010

Street slang does satisfy my request for idiomatic expressions, gracias. - jaimetayag, Feb 12, 2010

Be careful... in Argentina no one would understand that! - Benz, Feb 12, 2010

You hear it all the time in Spain both in catalunya and also andalucia. Of course, it's less likely in polite society - lagartijaverde, Feb 12, 2010

I heard it used amongst musicians, street people, in the cluba in Barcelona. - lagartijaverde, Feb 12, 2010

Answer 2

"No voy a perder el sueño por esto"

o

**"No voy a dejar de dormir por esto!****

Answer 3

"No perdería el sueño por eso." (I wouldn't lose sleep for that.)

• Or

• "No perdería cualquier sueño de eso." (I wouldn't lose any sleep from that.)

The first is correct, the second is incorrect - Benz, Feb 12, 2010

Thank you "Benz" -- I didn't like the second one either. - Daniel, Feb 12, 2010

Answer 4

also another idiom I've hear often in Catalunya

Mi importa un pepino

I suppose the traditional English closest to it is "I couldn't give a fig"

although these days I hear in English "I don't give a f***"

Loose translation is "...about as interesting as a cucumber". Presumably cucumbers were/are held in low esteem

Answer 5

The "non-idiomatic" way to say it, is, of course "Don't worry" = "No te preocupes"....

Answer 6

I can't think of one. It's often just the "No te preocupes," but there's probably something better out there...

Answer 7

Not sure. Whilst thinking quickly in conversation, i would probably say 'no dejes que te mantengas despierto'