The weekend is about to go off

Question

I need to say 'the weekend is about to go off'

Could I use 'explortar'? It's supposed to be a positive statement, like its going to be a good weekend.

El fin de semana está a punto de explotar/empezar/sugerencias?

Gracias

Answer 1

This is not a normal English usage. Weekends do not go off. Or, if they do it's very bad news.

Food goes off, if left out of the fridge.

In English,I suggest, strongly, the weekend is about to take off.

No I am actually English translating this for a company. I suppose take off is the more normal phrase but I'm looking for the Spanish! - zedoee, Aug 22, 2013

Yes, but if the Englsish is incorrect nobody can help. And I'm sorry but I don't have a Spanish equivalent. - annierats, Aug 22, 2013

I think that's an excellent answer. You just need to translate 'to take off' into Spanish. - 003492fc, Aug 22, 2013

I'm from England and if someone said in the appropriate context that the weekend was about to go off, I'd know exactly what they meant - zedoee, Aug 23, 2013

So would I Zedooe, but said sadly, or with loathing, it is bad news .. - annierats, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 2

In relation to pescador1's and annierats' answers, I have to say that in Spain it is not unusual to hear, for example "¡El fin de semana está a punto de despegar!" (The weekend is about to take off). This means that it is about to start and (implicitly) that it's going to be awesome.

I am not sure it that meaning can be applied to 'the weekend is about to go off'.

¡A mí me parece que nos has dado la traducción perfecta! - pescador1, Aug 22, 2013

I think it can as in this context 'take off' and 'go off' have the same meaning. Thanks for your help again - zedoee, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 3

Zedoee,

Here in the U.S. this is a colloquial expression that is used/heard all the time. Its meaning is something along the lines of "this weekend is going to be awesome/unforgettable". I'm pretty sure that is what you are looking for, but could you provide a little more context? I would suggest something like: "Este fin de semana va a ser maravilloso/inolvidable". Often times in translation there will be no equivalent for an expression in the target language, so you have to re-word the source language a bit.

Although rockets go off in a satisfactory manner.. - annierats, Aug 22, 2013

On this side of the Atlantic,'' going off'' usually means it is in for a bad time. My relationship with my husbandis going off.. - annierats, Aug 22, 2013

Here it started out as very low register slang, but it has made its way into common use. - pescador1, Aug 22, 2013