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cantarle a alguien

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cantarle a alguien loc verb	coloquial, figurado (hacer reproches) (reproach: colloquial)	take [sb] to task v expr
		speak frankly to [sb], speak plainly to [sb] v expr
	Los padres siempre les cantan a sus hijos por todo.
	Parents always take their children to task for everything.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
cantarle a alguien loc verb	coloquial, figurado (hablar francamente) (colloquial)	spill the beans, spill to [sb] v expr
	(colloquial)	lay it on the line v expr
		tell [sb]⇒ vtr
	Mario le cantó a Julieta todo lo que sabía sobre el caso.
	Mario spilled the beans to Julia and told her all he knew about the case.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
cantarle cuatro frescas a alguien loc verb + prep	informal (proferir insultos)	give [sb] a piece of your mind v expr
		tell [sb] off v expr
	(colloquial, US)	give [sb] what for v expr
cantarle el kirieleisón a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (pedirle clemencia)	beg [sb] for [sth], beg [sb] to do [sth] v expr
	Ese pobre tuvo que cantarle el kirieleisón a su mujer para que lo perdonara por su desliz.
	The poor guy had to beg his wife to forgive him for his slip up.
cantarle el tecolote a alguien loc verb + prep	MX (estar próximo a morir)	be about to kick the bucket v expr
		be on your last legs v expr
cantarle la justa a alguien loc verb + prep	AR: coloquial (hablarle con franqueza)	give it to [sb] straight v expr
cantarle las cuarenta a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (echar una bronca a alguien)	haul over the coals v expr
		give a good talking-to v expr
		tell [sb] off v expr
	El jefe le cantó las cuarenta al vendedor por su actitud del día anterior.
	The boss hauled the salesman over the coals for his attitude the day before.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I was told off for fraternising with the enemy.

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