Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ponerse las pilas
English translation:
get going/ moving
Spanish term
Broad experience in SUB and DUB
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
ponerse las pilas
El diálogo se encuntra en un "script" de una novela argentina. (novela televisiva, I mean)
La opción que tengo es "Get with it once for all!" pero me gustaría saber su opinion.
Necesito la versión en Inglés Americano informal.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
get going/ moving
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or maybe: \"get to it\"
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all with \"!\" of course :)
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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MLG
: get moving as in "Get the lead out"
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Marcelo González
30 mins
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Michael Martin
51 mins
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Adriana de Groote
53 mins
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Kimberlee Thorne
: I'm American and for me, that's the most common use
2 hrs
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milliecoquis
: agree
3 hrs
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Gabriela Rodriguez
6 hrs
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sassa
8 hrs
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thx to all :)
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John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
Smells native, huele a nativo
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Come on! Get your head together!
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o \"Get your head screwed on!\"
o \"Come on! Don\'t be an idiot. Help me out!\"
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MLG
: caray, John...that would definitely get a response. I was referring to the two other options you included.
16 mins
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too strong???
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marybro
: perhaps ...get your act together...
32 mins
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hmmm, I guess I really don't understand the tone of "ponerse las pilas"... Thanks!!
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Bridging cultural and linguistic divides
Native in: Polish 
, Spanish , English
Works in: Spanish to English, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) , Spanish (Variants: Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
It's about time!
At Last!
Accurate and Reliable
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
get cracking!
: : :
: : : c. to get going: to begin; to start talking, acting, etc., vigorously; to get into full swing; to 'get a move on'. Also trans., to start; to render (someone) excited, talkative, etc. See also to get cracking s.v. CRACK v. 22b.
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Also: a very American term \"get your butt into gear!\"
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\"get the lead out!\" would also work
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
1 min
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Thanks!!
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Anne Grimes
23 mins
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thanks, Anne!
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colemh
24 mins
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thanks, Cole! (I hope it's Cole, if not, sorry!)
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Marcelo González
28 mins
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thanks, Marcelo!
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Adriana de Groote
50 mins
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thanks, Adriana!!
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Marina56
: Estoy de acuerdo con esta frase, es la que le da más sentido.
12 hrs
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muchas gracias, Marina!
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United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
(come on), shake a leg / hop TO it
Canada
Translation is an art.
Native in: Albanian (Variants: Toske / Tosk, Gegë / Gheg) , English (Variants: British, US, Canadian)
Works in: Albanian to English, English to Albanian, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Get your act together!
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Carmen Schultz
6 hrs
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Thank you very much Carmen!
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Catalina Connon
18 hrs
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Thank you for your kindness!
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Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
knuckle down
Accurate & Reliable
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
get with the program
pila f 1. (recipiente) basin; (lavadero) sink; (fuente) fountain; (bautismal) font; nombre de ~ first name, Christian name 2. FíS battery; ~ reversible reversible battery; ponerse las ~s inf to get one's act together 3. (montón) pile; una ~ de libros a pile of books 4. ARQUIT pile 5. INFOR ~ de discos disk drive
(from Diccionario Cambridge Klett Compact)
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43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
to get one's ass moving
Y no se refiere al burrito.
No pensaban que me iba quedar callado, ¿verdad?
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