To throw a tantrum

Question

Hola mis amigos ... hoy he venido aca tras mucho tiempo y quiero hacer les una pregunta .. la que es que "como se dice "to thow a tantrum" en español" he hecho un poco investigación y he averiguado las siguentes maneras en que se puece decir lo.. :

Hi Friends, I have come to SD today after a long time,, how are you guyz doing ? Hope every one is doing well .. I just wanted to ask a little question ... which is .. that how do we say "to throw a tantrum" in Spanish .. I have researched and looked around on the net and found the following :

1. agarrarse una rabieta.
2. hacer un berrinche.
3. coger un berrinche,
4. llevarse un berrinche.

Besides the aforementioned phrases I have also found two verbs of expressing a tantrum .. which are as follows ..

Aparte de las que he escrito arriba .. tambien he averiguado dos verbos que tambien expresan un semejante concepto o significado .. que son :

1, emberrincharse. 2. enrabietarse..

Hi Jimmy...good to see you. :) - rac1, May 6, 2015

We would say, "throw a temper tantrum" Good question. - rac1, May 6, 2015

Thanx Ambi, goog to see you too :) - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

good** - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

Berrinche - angry outburst according to Word Ref. In Spain, rabieta... - rac1, May 6, 2015

Hi Jimmy , how you doing mate , we have missed your great missives , good luck sport. - ray76, May 6, 2015

Hola Jimmy - long time no see - Todo va bien contigo amigo? - ian-hill, May 6, 2015

Hola amigos .. I am good .. just burning in the infernal summers of India .. today the temperature went up to 45 degress c ,, it goes upto 47 in peak summers (june and july) .. half the boiling point .... :( - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

Get some Assam tea and have a nice cuppa amigo. :) - ian-hill, May 6, 2015

I and leo keep sitting in front of my window a/c ... all the time haha ... - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

how are you doing ? hows health ?? - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

Looks like our friend Rey_Misterio in his slovenly uncapitalized way says - Jubilado, May 8, 2015

Looks like our friend Rey_Misterio in his slovenly uncapitalized way says "hacer berrinche" is the way in México. - Jubilado, May 8, 2015

Answer 1

Agarrar una rabieta is a good alternative to "coger" una rabieta,since "coger" es una palabra mala en Mexico.

(note: it's hard to beat Nuestra primera dama at this.)

I had a great picture of a super angry Michell Obama, but I couldn't get it to stick. - Daniela2041, May 6, 2015

Ok I got the Pres. to stick. :) - Daniela2041, May 6, 2015

Hola amiga ,, que tal ? - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

Hey, Jimmy, doing great--how about you? - Daniela2041, May 6, 2015

I am doing good too .. just burning in the hot Indian .. I feel roasted in the afternoons .. what about you .. howz your baby (son) .. hope he is doing good .. regards,, JD - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

I bet you you have Dani - another of the world's "victims" :) - ian-hill, May 6, 2015

@Joydeep: That kid of mine is getting big. 11 years old now and quite the musician and Karate-Ka. - Daniela2041, May 6, 2015

Wow :) - Joydeep_Singh, May 7, 2015

that's helpful because I am aware that using coger can be risky because of its alternative meaning. I recently saw coger used in that way in a recent issue of People en espanol. - Sassette, May 9, 2015

the Prez and his wife are angry because you don't like them, Dani :) - Sassette, May 9, 2015

Answer 2

hacer berrinche is throw a tantrum in mexico

Gracias amigo :) - Joydeep_Singh, May 8, 2015

Algún dia cuando quiera agarrar una rabieta en México haré una berrinche inolvidable. :) - Daniela2041, May 9, 2015

jaja orale no pos ta bien - Rey_Mysterio, May 12, 2015

Answer 3

My dictionary gives this -

to throw a tantrum / coger una rabieta

Thanks Ian .. different dictionaries have it differently .. haha ,, thats why i m confused :) - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

De nada amigo. - ian-hill, May 6, 2015

Why aen't your revolutionary mails coming these days ?? - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015

You know better than most of us in the "west" what is happening amigo. I thought I would save you the stress. - ian-hill, May 6, 2015

Do you want some updates? - ian-hill, May 6, 2015

Haha ,, Ok Amigo .. please continue sending the mails .. there is no stress .. I know whats going on .. God save us all .. - Joydeep_Singh, May 7, 2015

Indeed amigo - will do. - ian-hill, May 8, 2015

Answer 4

Aunque ya es adulta, aún tiene rabietas cuando no se sale con la suya.

Even though she's an adult, she still has temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way.

Answer 5

WordReference.com | Online Language Dictionaries

tantrum SpeakerLISTEN:USUK-RPSCOT /?tæntr?m/ English definition | conjugator | English synonyms | in context | images

WordReference Collins WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2015: Principal Translations tantrum n (child: fit) berrinche nm pataleta nf rabieta nm Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2015: Compound Forms: temper tantrum n (angry outburst) rabieta nf Even though she's an adult, she still has temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way. Aunque ya es adulta, aún tiene rabietas cuando no se sale con la suya. berrinche nm Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'tantrum' found in these entries In the English description: have a meltdown - meltdown - throw a fit Spanish: berrinche - perra - rabieta - bilis - llamarada - número - en un arrebato de - pataleta

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Thax porcu .. but how to say "to throw a tantrum" ? - Joydeep_Singh, May 6, 2015