Follón in english
Follón
pronunciation: fɑln part of speech: none
pronunciation: fɑln part of speech: none
In gestures
follón = muddle ; cock-up ; bedlam ; ruckus ; scandal ; a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; palaver ; rigmarole [rigamarole] ; can of worms ; ruck ; bovver ; to-do ; hullabaloo ; fuck up.
Example: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves.Example: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Example: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.Example: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.Example: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Example: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Example: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Example: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.Example: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.Example: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.Example: She might look quite frail but you don't want to get into a ruck with this old bag.Example: These uneducated buffoons will be out in force tonight eagerly looking for that opportunity to cause some 'bovver'.Example: There was such a to-do about it -- the notion at that time in this country of a black man and a white woman onstage was just unheard of.Example: That such a hullabaloo can start from a passing remark made during an interview stems from the problem that the public expects the politics of the left to be anti-business.Example: I've come to realise that, how you react to a fuck up is often far worse and more detrimental than the fuck up itself.more:
» armar un follón = make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; kick up + a shindy .
Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy.» en un follón = in a (pretty) pickle ; in (a) turmoil ; in a twirl .
Example: We were in a pickle too and no mistake. Example: The world is in a turmoil and the mood is for rebellion. Example: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.» meterse en follones = get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess ; get into + hot water ; get into + trouble ; cut + a fat hog .
Example: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Example: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Example: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Example: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Example: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Example: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof. Example: He has got into hot water for mentioning an unmentionable truth: some people are not very bright. Example: Parents who keep tabs on their children are less likely to see them get into trouble or use drugs and alcohol. Example: You, however, are more than welcome to head for Kasab to immediately engage the enemy and 'cut a fat hog'.» montar un follón = raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; raise + hell ; raise + Cain ; make + a to-do ; make + a hullabaloo ; raise + a hullabaloo ; raise + a ruckus ; kick up + a shindy ; make + a din .
Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Example: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Example: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Example: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Example: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Example: American progressives have in recent decades gotten too shy, or too afraid, to raise hell about injustice and unfairness. Example: Her husband and his father and stepmother owe you an apology for raising Cain at your wedding. Example: She must be mad to make a to-do about such trifling matters. Example: These people are usually quiet and modest -- they don't make a hullabaloo or announce themselves to the world and demand trophies. Example: He would steal from the hawkers just for the devil of it, raising a hullabaloo in the dense, crowded streets. Example: Here's to a night of endless shenanigans, raising a ruckus, and any other tomfoolery we can get into. Example: They kids were pushing chairs around, screaming ... and generally kicking up a shindy. Example: By midnight they were making such a din that the farmer's baby woke up.» ¡qué follón! = what a palaver! .
Example: I never realised what a palaver finding the owner to something you found could cause.