de perdidos al río: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

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    • Since the situation is already bad or nothing remains to be lost, one might as well take a chance or do something radical; 'might as well' or 'in for a penny, in for a pound.'
    • Used to justify taking a risk or seizing an opportunity when there is little to lose.

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    • Ya que perdimos el tren, de perdidos al río decidimos tomar un taxi para llegar a tiempo.

      Since we missed the train, we figured might as well take a taxi to arrive on time.

    • Si vamos a hacer el trabajo mal, de perdidos al río mejor hacerlo bien y sin excusas.

      If we're going to do the job poorly, might as well do it well and without excuses.

    • Estábamos a punto de rendirnos, pero pensamos de perdidos al río y seguimos intentando.

      We were about to give up, but we thought in for a penny, in for a pound and kept trying.

Examples:

  • ES: Porque si vienen ahora, de perdidos al río.
    EN: If they come now we'd be fried anyway.
  • ES: ¡Pues de perdidos al río!
    EN: Then I don't have anything to lose, do I? !
  • ES: Y encima había otros 10 de la zona esperando, así que he pensado,"de perdidos al río", y he tenido una idea.
    EN: And there were 1 0 others waiting, guys from the area, oldish guys. I thought to myself: "Forget it". But, as it was, an idea came to me.
  • ES: Vale, de perdidos al río.
    EN: All right, we're down the rabbit hole.
  • ES: Bueno, de perdidos al río.
    EN: Oh, well. In for a penny.
  • ES: Al principio me ha dado un poco de asco, pero luego he dicho, de perdidos al río, y se me caía y todo por el escote.
    EN: It grossed me out at first, but then I thought: "What the hell" and it was all over my cleavage.
  • ES: Así que de perdidos al río.
    EN: Might as well go all in.
  • ES: Pues de perdidos al río.
    EN: - No.

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