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To dance his **** off.

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What is the best translation of "to dance his **** off" ? muchisimas gracias.

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updated Aug 15, 2012
posted by loupinus
Hola Loupinus! Bienvenido al foro! - rac1, Aug 13, 2012

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All of the answers I read here are acceptable ways to say "to dance his arse off," but they are not really idioms where "to dance ones arse off" is. A common idiom for the same thing, but not quite as colorful would be "bailar a la bestia."

Annie is absolutely right. Plus, most people learning a new language seem to have a natural curriosity about its "bad words" and are going to learn them one way or another. It´s better to learn these words in a protected enviroment than on the street.

updated Aug 15, 2012
posted by 005faa61
Agreed. To use the wrong word in the wrong company may only embarrass you but it could do a lot worse. I like "bestia" You get my vote. - gringojrf, Aug 13, 2012
My answer vanished, Julián. - annierats, Aug 15, 2012
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Bailar hasta desmayarse - Bailar hasta quedar agotado - Bailar sin parar - Bailar hasta reventarse... As you can see, no body parts have been mentioned and the right meaning has been conveyed... A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.

updated Aug 15, 2012
posted by francobollo
Danced 'til he dropped. I like it. - gringojrf, Aug 13, 2012
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Thank you all ! My sentense contains a bad word, I see ... However, I came across it while I was learning English. I just put my question here because I didn't find the answer elsewhere.

updated Sep 28, 2012
posted by loupinus
Your 'bad word'is in very common usage, it is hardly bad. - annierats, Aug 15, 2012
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We obviously can't post this because the translation will probably contain a similar unsuitable word you have "asterisked". Therefore the answer will contain ******* which would mean nothing to you. However, changing your word you could have.

He danced the night away - Bailó durante toda la noche

updated Aug 15, 2012
edited by Eddy
posted by Eddy
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Bailó como un maniaco. Bailó tanto como pudo.

Not exactly what you were looking for but close without violating the site rules against profanity.

updated Aug 13, 2012
edited by gringojrf
posted by gringojrf