vomitar y seguir
/bomitaɾ i seɡiɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'puke and rally' is translated into Spanish as vomitar y seguir.
This phrase is used to describe the act of recovering and continuing to perform after experiencing a period of failure or a sudden setback.
How do you pronounce it?
/bomitaɾ i seɡiɾ/
Did you know?
- The English word 'sue' and the Spanish verb seguir share a common ancestor in the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ-, which meant 'to follow'.
- While 'puke and rally' is an English idiom, using the literal translation vomitar y seguir in Spanish might be interpreted more clinically than the figurative English sense of 'recovering from failure'.
Examples in context
- Después de una noche de excesos, mi amigo vomitó y se recompuso.After a night of excess, my friend puked and rallied.
- ¡No puedo creerlo! Vomitó y siguió la fiesta como si nada hubiera pasado.I can't believe it! He puked and continued partying as if nothing had happened.
Example conversation
Two teammates are talking after a bad first half of a game.
- LucíaDaniel, estamos perdiendo por mucho.Daniel, we are losing by a lot.
- DanielLo sé, Lucía, pero no podemos rendirnos ahora.I know, Lucía, but we can't give up now.
- LucíaEs hora de vomitar y seguir.It's time to puke and rally.
- DanielTienes razón, ¡vamos a recuperarnos!You're right, let's bounce back!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries seguir, vomitar, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
