Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
hacer de alguien cualquier cosa
English translation:
walk all over someone
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Black & White
Jan 17, 2008 18:55
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Spanish term
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English
hacer de alguien cualquier cosa
Spanish to English
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horoscopes
This phrase appears in the following horoscope:
Cuando las cosas se ponen feas comportate con toda la honestidad y la calma que te caracteriza, pero no por ello los demas **haran de ti cualquier cosa.**
I'm tired and I just can't think what they mean here. Can you help? Thanks!
Cuando las cosas se ponen feas comportate con toda la honestidad y la calma que te caracteriza, pero no por ello los demas **haran de ti cualquier cosa.**
I'm tired and I just can't think what they mean here. Can you help? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | will walk all over you |
claudia16 (X)
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| 5 +1 | will take advantage of you |
Alejandra Garza
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| 5 | will do what they want with you |
Sergio Lahaye (X)
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| 4 | make anything they want out of you/turn you into whatever they want |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 3 | but this won't encourage other people to mess with you. |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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Proposed translations
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will walk all over you
x
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-01-18 06:49:43 GMT)
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that's no reason for them to walk all over you
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-01-18 06:49:43 GMT)
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that's no reason for them to walk all over you
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I opted for this more colloquial expression as it seemed more appropriate for a horoscope"
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Lydia De Jorge
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make anything they want out of you/turn you into whatever they want
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+1
2 mins
2 hrs
but this won't encourage other people to mess with you.
"mess with" in the sense of bother, upset
8 hrs
will do what they want with you
another option
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