Rácate

English translation: kaboom; shazam; voilà; there you go; Bob's your uncle

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Spanish term or phrase:rácate
English translation:kaboom; shazam; voilà; there you go; Bob's your uncle
Entered by: Giovanni Rengifo

13:11 Mar 29, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Slang
Spanish term or phrase: Rácate
Conversation in Colombian Spanish:

Este creó una cantidad de chicharrones, enredó, metió gente, conspiró. Y, a la vez que iba pidiendo plata… a este le pagamos tanto, a este dele tanto, a este pedirle tanto. En tres horas, ya lo volteó. Rácate. De una. Ella lo que quiere es eso, acabar con una cantidad de gente. Y lo que te digo, ella ni pide plata, ni pide un culo.

Thanks in advance
jmf
United States
Local time: 09:24
see explanation below
Explanation:
I'm not sure which way you'd like to go here, but you may want to use a word that magicians use before performing a magic trick. The first word that sprang to mind was "shazam", but if it sounds inappropriate here, then you have other choices like "kaboom" or even simply French "voilà."

Anyway, I hope you'll find these suggestions useful. If not, they might point you in the right direction for you to find a more suitable word here.
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 08:24
Grading comment
Thanks so much to everyone. This was very helpful
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2see explanation below
Giovanni Rengifo
3Just like that!
neilmac
Summary of reference entries provided
in a tick / in a split second
andres-larsen

  

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rácate
see explanation below


Explanation:
I'm not sure which way you'd like to go here, but you may want to use a word that magicians use before performing a magic trick. The first word that sprang to mind was "shazam", but if it sounds inappropriate here, then you have other choices like "kaboom" or even simply French "voilà."

Anyway, I hope you'll find these suggestions useful. If not, they might point you in the right direction for you to find a more suitable word here.

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 08:24
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks so much to everyone. This was very helpful

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simone Taylor: I like all three suggestions. In British English could be there you go or Bob's your uncle!
21 hrs
  -> I'm glad to read your comment. "Bob's your uncle"? That's a very colorful expression. I'll try and remember that.

agree  neilmac: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Robert's your father's ...
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Just like that!


Explanation:
This is a possible synonym for the suggestion by Andres. Sort of like "chimpún" in Spain.


    Reference: http://www.elbienhablao.es/significado-chimpun#:~:text=Defin...
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 15:24
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Reference comments


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Reference: in a tick / in a split second

Reference information:
in the blink of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
https://www.proz.com › kudoz › idioms-maxims-sayings
22 jul. 2004 — 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer ... en un periquete. Explanation: Literally, this means "in a tick", i.e. in a split second.

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Significado de jiffy en el Diccionario Cambridge inglés
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › diccionario › ingles
— jiffy Significado, definición, qué es jiffy: 1. a very short time: 2. a very short time: 3. a very short time: . Aprender más.

Jiffy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › ...
The meaning of JIFFY is a very short period of time : moment, instant. How to use jiffy in a sentence.

In a jiffy definición y significado | Diccionario Inglés Collins
https://www.collinsdictionary.com › diccionario › ingles
If you say that you will do something in a jiffy, you mean that you will do it very quickly or very soon. [informal]. See full dictionary entry for jiffy.

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in the blink / twinkle / twinkling of an eye

in the blink of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
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Jul 22, 2004 — English term or phrase: in the blink of an eye. Spanish translation: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Entered by: Ltemes ...

Meaning of in the twinkling of an eye in English
https://dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › in-the-t...
— If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly: Microprocessors do the calculations in the twinkling of an eye.

Definition of in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twinkl...
Definition of in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye. : very quickly He was back in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye.

in an twinkling of an eye | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
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Mar 26, 2004 — 4 +11, en un santiamén. Thierry LOTTE. 5 +2, en menos que canta un ... peer agreement (net): +11. en un santiamén. Explanation: in Spain ...

New York second | English to Spanish - ProZ.com
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Oct 5, 2013 — Spanish translation: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos ; 5 +6, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos. Pedro Rodríguez ; 5, santiamén. Elena Vega ; 4 +1 ...

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Venezuela
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