Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
lo hizo explotar
English translation:
made him snap
Spanish term
United States
Freelance Translator | English • Spanish
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
lo hizo explotar
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...Refiriéndose a que él comenzó una una discusión fuerte.
Proposed translations
made him snap
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
made him blow his top
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Christine Walsh
1 hr
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Meezermex
: This idiom or the one by Giovanni would work -- since it's conversation it would be more likely to be idiomatic anyway.
2 hrs
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teju
14 hrs
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Evans (X)
2 days 9 hrs
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Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
this made him explode (in anger)
But his usual motions of rigid haste have slowed and smoothed, and the things that three weeks ago would have made him explode in anger or withdraw in ...
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The convenience of Hinata coming in made him explode in anger. He was toast. If not for Hinata, Pain had won the fight. ...
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Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
that made him hit the roof
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Christine Walsh
1 hr
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Meezermex
: This idiom or the one by mediamatrix would work -- since it's conversation it would more likely be idiomatic anyway.
2 hrs
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Argentina
Excelencia en la lengua española
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 2 more.
made him burst
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-08-20 23:28:18 GMT)
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made him burst in anger
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Jennifer Levey
: 'made him burst' is more commonly associated with over-eating than with anger
43 mins
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and also with crying... "burst into tears"
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Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
made him flip his lid//blow a gasket//lose his cool//go into orbit
United Kingdom
blow a fuse / explode with anger / go through the roof
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
he flipped/lost it!
Because I didn't go along with him — he flipped!
Because I didn't do what he wanted — he lost it!
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