Apr 17, 2023 22:07
1 yr ago
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Spanish term
Quizás supendan. eso te ilusiona
Spanish to English
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Poetry & Literature
El médico se queja del estado del consultorio. Es la excusa que esperás, no querés estar ahí. No querés atenderte. Quizás suspendan. Eso te ilusiona.
..suspendan (el turno/la consulta).
Muchas gracias. Saludos
..suspendan (el turno/la consulta).
Muchas gracias. Saludos
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Maybe they'll cancel. You sure hope so. |
Peter Gooss
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| 3 +1 | Perhaps they´ll cancel (it). You like the thought. |
Cecilia Gowar
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| 4 -2 | Perhaps they'll fail you, that'll give you hope |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
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Maybe they'll cancel. You sure hope so.
Con toda sinceridad, no hay suficiente contexto para darte una traducción adecuada del siguiente vocablo, "suspender", debido a las diferentes connotaciones que puede tener. No puedo discernir si están cancelando, retrasando o reprogramando la consulta.
Quizás (la) cancelen:
Maybe/Perhaps they'll cancel it.
Quizás (la) retrasen:
Maybe/Perhaps they'll postpone it.
Quizás (la) reprogramen:
Maybe/Perhaps they'll reschedule it.
En cuanto a la frase "Eso te ilusiona", hay muchas maneras diferentes de traducirla. Algunas opciones podrían ser:
You sure hope so. (Añado "sure" porque es una palabra que se usa mucho en literatura aunque no es obligatorio incluirla.)
You'd like to think so.
That gets your hopes up.
Quizás (la) cancelen:
Maybe/Perhaps they'll cancel it.
Quizás (la) retrasen:
Maybe/Perhaps they'll postpone it.
Quizás (la) reprogramen:
Maybe/Perhaps they'll reschedule it.
En cuanto a la frase "Eso te ilusiona", hay muchas maneras diferentes de traducirla. Algunas opciones podrían ser:
You sure hope so. (Añado "sure" porque es una palabra que se usa mucho en literatura aunque no es obligatorio incluirla.)
You'd like to think so.
That gets your hopes up.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennifer Levey
: There's more context here: https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/poetry-literature/7128250... and it supports your proposed translations.
1 hr
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
: … although I agree that more context is needed regarding who is cancelling what.
6 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks!!!"
-2
14 mins
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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70
Perhaps they'll fail you, that'll give you hope
The doctor complains about the state of the surgery. It's the excuse you expect, you don't want to be there. You don't want to be seen. Maybe they will fail you. That gives you hope....suspend (the appointment/consultation).
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Jennifer Levey
: There's nothing in the ST that corresponds to your 'fail'.//If the doctor is complaining about conditions in the protagonist's presence, there was clearly no 'failure' to keep the appointment. Also, esperás means 'hope for' here, not 'expect'.
46 mins
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Fail to keep your appointment/agreement;
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| disagree |
Carol Gullidge
: In English, failing someone means not coming up to expectations but isn’t the same as missing an appointment, etc. This just doesn’t work in English
7 hrs
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Yep, thanks;
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+1
50 mins
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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227
Perhaps they´ll cancel (it). You like the thought.
There are several ways of saying it, particularly the second part.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
O G V
: una adaptación con sentido (y la primera). Además, "hope" no parece aplicarse al caso porque no lo espera, es una posibilidad que aparece y le motiva. Saludos.
4 hrs
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¡Gracias! Totalmente de acuerdo. Lo que se intuye sin más contexto, es que sabe que tiene que estar ahí, pero no quiere, por lo que la idea de que suspendan le gusta.
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| neutral |
Diego Lopez
: I just wanted to point out that the symbol in between "they" and "will" (or "they" and "ll") is not an apostrophe, but an acute accent mark.
5 hrs
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Discussion
Cumplimos con ir a la cita, pero cualquier excusa es buena para postergarla, de modo que nos gusta la idea, que las circunstancias decidan por nosotros.
No creo que corresponda la palabra esperanza en este caso –no se trata de una solución, sino de la posibilidad de que nos otorguen una tregua sin que tengamos que asumir la responsabilidad por la misma.