"¡cataplán!"
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I'm trying to translate this word - no luck with any dictionaries or FAQs. Think it could be a 'slang' expression or a word used by young people. Thanks
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updated Mar 13, 2012
posted by MeredithP
Can you give some context, please? - annierats, Mar 13, 2012
Welcome to the forum, MeredithP. =) - NikkiLR, Mar 13, 2012
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It is an onomatopoeia...
This one is a "falling sound"... (or the sound that is made when someone hits something.) For example:
"Estaba subiendo las escaleras y ¡CATAPLÁN! Me tropecé y me caí"
"I was going upstairs and... ____________? I tripped over the stais and I fell down"
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1843686&langid=24
updated Mar 13, 2012
edited by NikkiLR
posted by NikkiLR
Excellent Nikki! It is not slag! Es la onomatopeya de una caida! - farallon7, Mar 13, 2012
Thanks Nikki, that makes complete sense as the context is about an accident. - MeredithP, Mar 13, 2012
No problem! =D Glad I could help. - NikkiLR, Mar 13, 2012
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It's probably a plan in catalán...
Without context it's an impossible task.
updated Mar 13, 2012
posted by annierats
The context is around an accident - it's a young man writing about an accident he had on his motorbike when he was hit by a lorry. - MeredithP, Mar 13, 2012
