How do you say 'tail flip'
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Not the easiest thing to translate it seems. Any suggestions? 
As in:
The mermaid gave a magnificent tail flip.
One suggestion has been - echar un calazo. 
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updated Dec 24, 2010
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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The whales that arrive to the Bay of Banderas off the states of Nayarit and Jalisco in Mexico give "golpes de cola" or "chapoteos de cola". I am wondering if the same can be said for "una sirena". Somehow I cannot imagine a "golpe de cola" working for a mermaid, but "chapoteo de cola" probably could.
Maybe a web search typing in those key words?
updated Dec 24, 2010
posted by mountaingirl123
is chapoteo flip or splash? - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 24, 2010
it's "splash". I suppose in that case the emphasis is on the splash that results from the flip. - mountaingirl123, Dec 24, 2010
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How would it be if you change the tail flip to; a flip of her tail /una cara de la cola
updated Dec 24, 2010
posted by Yeser007
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How about some context? There's a 99% chance I won't know but maybe it will help someone else who can answer.
updated Dec 24, 2010
posted by Sabor
buena idea - lo he añadido :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 24, 2010
