Slang/Expression Question: "My friends bailed"
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What would be the best Spanish approximation to "bailing" in the context of "my friends bailed on our plans"?
Right now the only things I can think of are all very formal sounding... stuff like "Mis amigos cancelaron nuestros planes" or something of the like... can't help but think there's a more common way to say it?
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updated Jul 1, 2011
posted by Cyradis
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Cancelaron is very common, other way could be se echaron para atrás, se rajaron, se abrieron.
updated Jul 1, 2011
posted by Dakie
These are better examples because the latter 2 translate the verb "to bail" directly. On the other hand "me dejaron plantado" (Mexican expr) has a nice ring, don't you think? - Jeremias, Jul 1, 2011
Of course, it touches the meaning very well. - Dakie, Jul 1, 2011
Perfect, so if I were complaining, I might say something like "Mis amigos me dejaron plantado!" o "mis amigos se rejaraon" and it'd be understood as bailing on our plans? - Cyradis, Jul 1, 2011
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You could try, "Mis amgos me dejaron plantado."
updated Jul 1, 2011
posted by Jeremias
