sacar la mano

[colombian boy]

Hi group !

I need to know how to say these expresion in english
1. "sacar la mano", we use this expresion to say that something is broken down, for example: el abanico saco la mano= the fan is broken down= el abanico se daño, but I wanna know is there are in english an informal way as "sacar la mano, en español" to say break down. I hope it is clear for you.
2. how do you say " hablar a mis espaldas" , for example "descubri a mis amigos hablando a mis espaldas" (es como hablar mal de mi sin que yo sepa.)
Help me with this.
thankssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rubns]

Lo primero no lo sé, lo segundo creo que sí, lo escuché en una canción. Hablar a las espaldas es : "to talk behind one's back"

I hope this helps!!
Regards...

 

[jacinta]

No. 1- I don't know. Normally it is just said "It's broken". A car breaks down or has a breakdown. Maybe someone else knows more creative sayings.
Sacar la mano- Now that's creative, I didn't know this.
No. 2- To talk behind someone's back: To speak badly of someone without their knowing it.

 

[manbaby]

1. It does not run. It will not work.

these are informal

 

[Vicki]

A few informal ways of saying something's broken:

The machine is busted.
The car is kaput.
The lamp is shot.

Hope this helps.

Saludos,
Vicki

 

[cuchuflete]

There are lots of ways to say estropeado, depending on how formal or informal you may wish to be:

broken
messed up [informal]
all fucked up [highly impolite, and not to be used in formal company ever!]
on the fritz [I have no idea where this comes from, but it means not functional, with the implication that the problem is temporary]

 

[dave]

A few more (maybe British English?):

bust
knackered (impolite)
had it
buggered (very impolite)
ruined
on the blink (not completely broken, but not working properly)
donald ducked (rhyming slang - you can guess what with!)

 

[sharie]

Hi!, The answer for 2)

I found out my friends were talking on/behind my back.
Hope helpful!

 

[Vicki]

I found out my friends were talking on/behind my back.

Only "talking behind my back" is acceptable; "talking on my back" is not.

Saludos.
Vicki