Game: Fromlostian translations (II)

Question

Again, some very idiomatic Spanish expressions (maybe used only in Spain) have been translated to Formlostian (i.e. doing a crude word-by- word translation that makes no sense).

The aim of the game: translate the sentence from Fromlostian to (normal) English:

1) That not! Nor speak about the toupée!

2) He never gives foot with ball.

3) She put him green and on top he had to pay the duck.

Hint: first, you have to translate them literally back to Spanish (and there are many possibilities), and then, once understood what they mean idiomatically, they have to be completely rephrased so they sound like normal English. This is a process I often face when people translate English to... what would be the equivalent of Fromlostian when the end result appears Spanish but it makes no sense?

P.D. As Heidi suggested, the translation back to Spanish must be very literal, not a good translation.

Answer 1

Just a guess:

2) He screwed the pooch (an equally colloquial expression in English)

He never gives foot with ball. ? No da pie con bola.

3) She criticized him harshly and to top things off, it wasn't even his fault.

She put him green and on top he had to pay the duck. ? Le puso verde y encima, tuvo que pagar el pato.

"She criticized him harshly" is perfect, but the second part is pretty close, although it could be a bit better. - lazarus1907, Sep 2, 2011

By "intermediate Spanish sentence" do you mean what I thought the original expression would have been in Spanish? - Izanoni1, Sep 2, 2011

Maybe "He screwed the pooch" is a bit too much, but the idea is right, though! - lazarus1907, Sep 2, 2011

Maybe, "he had to suffer the consequences for somebody else's screw up." - Izanoni1, Sep 2, 2011

"Screwed the pooch" is and expression often used simply to say that someone "messed up" - Izanoni1, Sep 2, 2011

Does "Screwed the pooch" also implies that the person get things wrong for being clumsy or ignorant? - lazarus1907, Sep 2, 2011

Not necessarily - Izanoni1, Sep 2, 2011

Maybe "botched things up" or "botched the job up." Although, these probably have a stronger implication that the person was simply inept in regards to the task at hand. - Izanoni1, Sep 2, 2011

Impressive, Iza! :) - cogumela, Sep 2, 2011

Answer 2

For number 1, I translated your phrase directly to Spanish, and got:

eso no, ni hablar del peluquin

So I typed "ni habler del peluquin" into word reference, and found out that it means No way....

So in English, it would be....

Not that, no way....

For example, if you come home after a long day of work, and find out that your dinner for that night was liver and onions, you might say:

Not that, no way!! o, en español, eso no, ni hablar del peluquin

Yes! that is :) - cogumela, Sep 2, 2011

Very good! - lazarus1907, Sep 2, 2011

Answer 3

Hint:

Translate the sentences LITERALLY, then find the meaning in a dictionary.

Remember these are literal translations from a Spanish colloquial phrase or idiom.

Answer 4

That was quick! Now the Spanish translations:

1) That not! Nor speak about the toupée! = ¡Que no! ¡Ni hablar del peluquín!

2) He never gives foot with ball. = Nunca da pie con bola.

3) She put him green and on top he had to pay the duck. = Lo puso verde y encima tuvo que pagar el pato.