English translation of "aires de reina" - "high horse"

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112 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	aires de reina
Context:	-Ahora sí, después de esto, tus aires de reina van a terminar. This is the husband of a nice, intelligent, and ethical young woman, after they're back at their hotel, who is talking to his drugged wife, after he slipped an overdose of pills into everything she was eating and drinking when she went to the ladies' room at a restaurant.

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112 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, BSc. wrote:

This will take you down a notch

My comment:

Or: after this the wind will go out of your sails.

It means "airs of superiority", nothing regal at all.

112 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

airs / delusions of grandeur

My comment:

This is more "aires de grandeza" which is associated to how a person projects him/herself - it is, however, more often used to describe how others see that person... you'll never hear "aires de rey" to refer to a male character (a clear demonstration of male chauvinism).

112 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

now for sure, after that, you'll stop queening it over (me/us/people?)

112 months ago

Itering Languages wrote:

airs and graces

My comment:

no es exactamente "aires de reina" es más bien "aires de grandeza o superioridad"

112 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

airs and graces

My comment:

Now then, after this, your airs and graces will completely disappear

112 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

high horse

My comment:

I'd not translate it literally (queenly airs), but something like: "Now I'm going to knock you off your high horse" or now "I'm going to take you down a peg, your Majesty" (in a sarcastic tone) or something to this effect.

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