Sola déjate llevar

Question

Why does this mean just let yourself go? I get the just let yourself part but why does llevar mean go here? Gracias.

sola = alone (f) / solo = alone (m) / sólo = only - AntMexico, May 4, 2010

Answer 1

Sólo déjate llevar

Dejarse llevar > To be influenced and leaded for something or someone.

1. Se dejó llevar por las malas amistades

Answer 2

I think "Sólo dejate llevar" makes more sense by itself than take it easy, if we think about it.

"Sólo", as Morbo points out, means "Only - Just" - "Sólo - solamente", right?

"Déjate" - Let yourself.

"Llevar" - Go.

"Just - let yourself - go."

"Take it easy", now... Take what? Easy how? What??

Good point. - --Mariana--, May 5, 2010

Answer 3

Volando encontraras un mundo nuevo solo dejate llevar.......

Jeez, get your quotes right

Oops sorry. ;) - jeezzle, May 5, 2010

Answer 4

I don't understand what you are saying . I don't see how to be influenced and leaded for something or someone means go. Gracias. I have been told that they above phrase sola déjate llevar, from the song "vuela vuela" by Magneto, means just let yourself go.

Answer 5

It's just and idiom... I'd never understand "take it easy" if I tried to translate it in a literal way.

Answer 6

Except that llevar doesn't mean go. I could see it as carry though, Just let yourself carry, as in carry away with the wind or something. Gracias.

Ok, "llevar" doesn't mean go. Means to carry, to take. But, Jeezle, at your level of study and understanding, Isn't it clear already that the game is more about interpreation than literal translation? - Gekkosan, May 5, 2010

I cannot seriously offer "justo déjese a usted mismo ir" as a translation for "just let yourself go". I need to find the equivalent natural expression in the target language, according to context and cutlural placement. - Gekkosan, May 5, 2010

In my case, the closest equivalent natural expression is "sólo déjate llevar". It's good, it's satisfactory, it works. But what am I saying? You acknowlege having studied Japanese! You should know the madness of trying to make literal translations J-E! - Gekkosan, May 5, 2010

Yes you are right, but I have to find a connecting point IE just let yourself GO = just let yourself carry (be carried away), otherwise a reference for GO it is ill conceived and not remembered. - jeezzle, May 5, 2010

It's like mnemonics. You must find a way to link your brain and trick it into remembering all this information, there is just too much otherwise to make it happen. - jeezzle, May 5, 2010