Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Pero mi amor, ya
English translation:
Please, sweetheart, quit it!
Spanish term
Pero mi amor, ya
There's a girl on the dance floor who keeps bumping into you. You say to her, "Pero mi amor, ya."
And she says,"Ya yourself."
As a non-native speaker I am having a a terrible time translating this. I understand it is an attempt at flirtation, and I understand that "ya" is a very context sensitive term, but how would you translate this exchange?
Thanks! =)
Jan 12, 2015 12:43: Gisela Bocco Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Argentina
Efficiency, accuracy and quality
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, Argentine, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Please, sweetheart, quit it!
| Thank you! =) |
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Stop it, hon! (or sugar, baby, sweetheart)
YOU stop it!
I can't figure out any other way.
| Thank you! =) |
United States
calidad y rapidez / quality and speed
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
But, honey, please, enough
| Thanks you! =) |
Enough of it, Baby!
| Thank you! =) |
| agree |
Werner Maurer
1 day 24 mins
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Thanks Werner!Su should be highly impressed here.Cheers Mates.We did good!
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United States
"I meant what I said ..." -- Horton
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English
Quit it, girl!
| Thank you! =) |
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.
Enough already, baby — let’s dance!
My take...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-11-14 00:33:14 GMT)
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Alternative: "let's do this!"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-11-14 00:39:23 GMT)
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This is my final offering:
Enough already, baby — let’s do this!
¡Pero mi amor, ya!
Enough [bumping] already, baby — let’s dance!
| Thank you! =) |
United States
Timely Translation Turnaround
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Chinese to English
Hey luv, that's enough.
| Thank you! =) |
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