Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
speak off the top of sb's head
Spanish translation:
de improviso / improvisando
Added to glossary by
Beta Cummins
Mar 26, 2009 23:23
15 yrs ago
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English term
speak off the top of sb's head
English to Spanish
Other
Slang
hip-hop culture
Rap music now viewed as an area for political debate by many, did not begin with this in mind. Rap music was developed by DJs, who used two of the same records and looped the break beats of the record, which then allowed the beat to be extended infinitely. They also used the record for “scratching.” Scratching is defined as “rapidly moving the record back and forth under the needle to create rap's famous swishing sound” (Small, 12). As the DJ developed the break beat and began to incorporate it into parties, the role of the MC arose. At first the role of the MC, or master of ceremony, was to interact with the crowd by speaking off the top of his head and sometimes rhyming. Soon MCs started competing with each other over who had the most skills at rhyming and hyping the crowd. The original form of rap music was not ground for political expression but rather an arena for entertainment and competition.
Creo que puede ser que esté hablando con las palabras que le fluyen en el momento, sin tener algo preparado. ¿Puede ser?, ¿Cómo lo podría ordenar mejor dentro de este texto?, Gracias!
Creo que puede ser que esté hablando con las palabras que le fluyen en el momento, sin tener algo preparado. ¿Puede ser?, ¿Cómo lo podría ordenar mejor dentro de este texto?, Gracias!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
4 +3 | de improviso / improvisando | Beta Cummins |
4 +5 | decir lo (primero) que le venía a la cabeza/mente | Christine Walsh |
4 | decir lo que se le ocurría en el momento | David Russi |
Change log
Mar 30, 2009 02:18: Beta Cummins changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/847094">Yassna (X)'s</a> old entry - "speak off the top of sb's head"" to ""de improviso / improvisando""
Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Selected
de improviso / improvisando
Sugerencia.
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Comment: "De gran ayuda!
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! "
+5
5 mins
decir lo (primero) que le venía a la cabeza/mente
Una expresión muy común
Peer comment(s):
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bcsantos
1 min
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Muchas gracias!
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agree |
Liliana Galiano
48 mins
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Muchas gracias!
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agree |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
54 mins
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Muchas gracias, Bea.
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agree |
Alfredo Gonzalez
1 hr
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Muchas gracias, Alfredo.
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agree |
patricia scott
9 hrs
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Muchas gracias, Patricia.
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6 mins
decir lo que se le ocurría en el momento
Sin preparación anterior
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-03-26 23:31:02 GMT)
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Oxford bilingüe, bajo "top":
off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento;
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-03-26 23:31:02 GMT)
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Oxford bilingüe, bajo "top":
off the top of one's head: I can't think of any of them off the top of my head no se me ocurre ninguno en este momento;
Reference comments
5 mins
Reference:
Idioms: (thefreedictionary.com)
off the top of (one's) head Informal
In an impromptu way: She recited the poem off the top of her head.
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-03-26 23:35:16 GMT)
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El estilo de musica rap es difinitivamente un "arte" de puros improvisos.
Aunque a mi no me plazca, debo admitir: hay arte en esto. En la tecnica, mas que en el contenido...
off the top of (one's) head Informal
In an impromptu way: She recited the poem off the top of her head.
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-03-26 23:35:16 GMT)
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El estilo de musica rap es difinitivamente un "arte" de puros improvisos.
Aunque a mi no me plazca, debo admitir: hay arte en esto. En la tecnica, mas que en el contenido...
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