down cold

19:06 Nov 24, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Action thriller
English term or phrase: down cold
This is a conversation between two inmates in a prison. I can't figure out what "got their shit down cold" means:

A: 'Nortenos are the Hispanics from northern California, Surenos are from the south.
The ones from Mexico are the Border Brothers. They associate separately on the yard, but they all fall under the control of the Mexican Mafia.’
B: ‘That’s the gang they call La Eme?’
A: ‘Nice to see you did some homework, Jack. Yeah, La Eme ***got their shit down cold***.’
B: ‘I thought they were tight with the Aryan Brotherhood too.
A: ‘They’re allied to whoever doesn’t draw any heat on them.

Any ideas? Thank you in advance!
Luciano Giusti
Argentina
Local time: 04:39


Summary of answers provided
4 +1saben lo que hacen
George Rabel
4tienen todo controlado
Charlotte Eagley
3 +1La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos... [y otras opciones]
JohnMcDove


  

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saben lo que hacen


Explanation:
That's what it means



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down cold, have




Learn or accomplish perfectly. For example, I have this song down cold. The slangy use of cold for “completely” dates from the late 1800s and the phrase itself from about 1900.

George Rabel
Local time: 03:39
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 129
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Muchas gracias!


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agree  Hugo López-Castrillo (X)
51 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Hugo
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tienen todo controlado


Explanation:
Están muy bien informados de todo.

Charlotte Eagley
United States
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos... [y otras opciones]


Explanation:
Algunas opciones más, siguiendo las ideas ya aportadas. Tal vez, intentando dar un toque “mafioso” para ajustarnos algo más al “registro” (aunque no tengamos mucho más contexto)

La Eme lo tiene todo bajo la bota. /bajo su bota.
La Eme sabe muy bien lo que se trae entre manos.
La Eme controla perfectamente sus dominios
La Eme sabe lo que pasa en su zona en todo momento
La Eme controla como nadie todo su podrido reino... (con cierto resabio shakespeariano... “hay algo podrido en mi reino)
La Eme tiene un dominio perfecto de su zona.
La Eme siempre sabe lo que pasa en sus dominios, igual que “la Cosa Nostra”.
La Eme siempre está al tanto de lo que pasa en sus dominios.
A la Eme no se le escapa ni una.
A la Eme nunca se le escapa nada ni nadie, lo controlan todo.

Bueno, pues eso.


JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 00:39
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 241

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Carbonell: Sí, habría que mantener el tono
8 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Elena. :-)
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