Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
amenizar el cotarro
English translation:
to liven up the (night) spot/joint
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
Sep 16, 2006 12:38
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amenizar el cotarro
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Pionera entre las famosas dispuestas a amenizar el cotarro...
From an article about Jade Jagger working as a DJ in Ibiza
From an article about Jade Jagger working as a DJ in Ibiza
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | to liven up the (night) spot/joint |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 | loft living |
Refugio
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| 3 | make the party more lively |
Pamela Faber Benitez
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to liven up the (night) spot/joint
More likely to say "liven up the joint" in the United States.
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make the party more lively
I think that cotarro can be understood here as some sort of noisy, festive gathering because its more literal meaning refers to a chicken roost.
33 mins
loft living
another possibility:
The Observer | Business | Mammon: Jade Jagger, creative director ...
Rock chick Jade Jagger certainly has plenty of A-list connections, but can she cut ... the pioneer of loft living in Britain, and designer Philippe Starck. ...
observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1391325,00.html - 50k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 50 mins (2006-09-16 13:28:23 GMT)
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or livening up the night life:
<<fighting to help hip-hop music supplant the trance-like (and to her mind, boring) dance-music culture of Ibiza's club scene>>
The Observer | Business | Mammon: Jade Jagger, creative director ...
Rock chick Jade Jagger certainly has plenty of A-list connections, but can she cut ... the pioneer of loft living in Britain, and designer Philippe Starck. ...
observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1391325,00.html - 50k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 50 mins (2006-09-16 13:28:23 GMT)
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or livening up the night life:
<<fighting to help hip-hop music supplant the trance-like (and to her mind, boring) dance-music culture of Ibiza's club scene>>
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