Lo que te choca te checa

English translation: You spot it, you got it

20:58 Mar 27, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Mexican slang
Spanish term or phrase: Lo que te choca te checa
I can't find this known Mexican phrase in English.
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Liliana Garfunkel
Argentina
Local time: 14:41
English translation:You spot it, you got it
Explanation:
Lo encontré en varios sitios en inglés que hablan sobre proyección.
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Coralia Maskavizan
Argentina
Local time: 14:41
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Muchas gracias otra vez!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4You spot it, you got it
Coralia Maskavizan
3If you don't like it lump it
David Hollywood
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Helena Chavarria

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
If you don't like it lump it


Explanation:
might work as an equivalent

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if you don't like it, you can lump it translate: si no te gusta, te tendrás que aguantar

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might fit the family banter context

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friendly and no insult intended

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not an exact equivalent but maybe

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will surely get the ball rolling

David Hollywood
Local time: 14:41
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Asker: Thanks, David:=)

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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
You spot it, you got it


Explanation:
Lo encontré en varios sitios en inglés que hablan sobre proyección.


    https://katehanley.com/you-spot-it-you-got-it-acknowledging-your-undesirable-traits/
    https://www.seeingtrue.com/blog/if-you-spot-it-you-got-it
Coralia Maskavizan
Argentina
Local time: 14:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Muchas gracias otra vez!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Coralia!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Forstag: This seems to succinctly capture the sense of the Spanish.
35 mins

agree  philgoddard: Perfect! It's a bit like the better-known "he who smelt it dealt it", which might also fit the context.
1 hr

agree  Orkoyen (X)
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agree  Marcelo González
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Reference comments


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Reference information:
Probablemente, te molesta que habla con su mamá todos los días o que viva al pendiente del trabajo y jamás se relaja. Y aunque puedes tener motivos para enojarte, ¿has escuchado la frase “lo que te choca te checa”?

En pocas palabras, esto quiere decir que estás proyectando en tu pareja lo que te molesta en ti misma. Así, cuando te enojas porque está hablando con su mamá por tercera vez en la semana, tal vez y sólo tal vez, lo que reamente te fastidia es la relación que tienes con tu progenitora.

https://ideasqueayudan.com/te-desespera-recuerda-lo-te-choca...

¿Alguna vez has escuchado la frase “lo que te choca te checa”? Esto hace referencia a un fenómeno conocido como “proyección”, la psicóloga Nury Nájera nos explica: “Es un tipo de mecanismo de defensa para enfrentar ciertas situaciones incómodas. La persona que se proyecta, va a criticar o juzgar algo que aparentemente le molesta o no acepta de los demás, porque inconscientemente no lo acepta en sí mismo; sin embargo, señalar esas características indeseables en otros le ayuda a reducir la ansiedad y la culpa”.

https://www.magzter.com/stories/Health/Familia-Saludable/Men...

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung

https://www.yoga-anatomy.com/why-we-hate-in-others-what-we-h...

PROJECTION: WHAT YOU SPOT IS WHAT YOU’VE GOT

https://marthabeck.com/2012/01/projection-when-what-you-spot...

What We See in Others is a Reflection of Ourselves

http://thedreamcatch.com/what-we-see-in-others-is-a-reflecti...

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“Lo que ves en los demás, está en ti”, de otra manera serías incapaz de poderlo ver”.

¿Han escuchado la frase de Lo que te choca, te checa?

El psicólogo suizo Carl Jung describe a nuestra “sombra” como esa persona que no queremos ser y terminamos rechazando y proyectando en el exterior.

https://www.expreso.com.mx/seccion/expresion/e-comunidad/151...

Helena Chavarria
Spain
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Asker: Gracias, Helena:)


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard
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agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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