How would i say "Do you need a shoulder to cry on?"

Question

I suppose that's probably an idiom in english. How would i translate the idea into spanish?

Answer 1

You can take the literal translation and it has the same meaning...

¿necesitas un hombro en donde llorar?

although... I'd probably say

¿necesitas desahogarte?... which means... "do you need to unburden yourself?"

I'm not that sure about the unburden part, I think that's how you say it in English...

"Unburden yourself" makes sense and people do say it, although most people would probably say "do you need to let it out?" - athegr8, Nov 2, 2010