Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cómo se las gasta con el cinturón
English translation:
you know what he is like once/ when he has a belt in his hands
Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
cómo se las gasta con el cinturón
"Baja enseguida, si no lo haces, hablaré con tu padre y ya sabes cómo se las gasta con el cinturón cuando se enfada."
I imagine it means something like how viciously he uses his belt against his children when they don't behave.
Gracias,
Barbara
Sep 29, 2019 02:12: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
you know what he is like once/ when he has a belt in his hands
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
[you know] what his belt feels like [when he gets angry]
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Toni Castano
7 mins
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Thank you, Toni!
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Marie Wilson
1 hr
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Thank you, Marie!
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AllegroTrans
4 hrs
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Thank you!
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Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
how he badly uses his belt to punish
...how he badly uses his belt to hit/to punish.
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AllegroTrans
: "he badly uses" just does not sound right
4 hrs
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Carol Gullidge
: Sorry, but this is not English :(
11 hrs
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Juan Jacob
: Es al contrario: usa muy bien el cinturón.
18 hrs
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Mexico
Professional Wordsmith For Hire
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
you know how he takes it out on you with his belt
Spain
Translator/Transcreator/Subtitler
Native in: English (Variant: British) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 2 more.
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