Traducciones [Translations]

[Scribbles]

Quick question here, i'm trying to get "crème de la crème" in the other romance languages, so what would it be in Spanish? Meaning best of the best. Thanks for any help

[loqu]

We also say "la crème de la crème" You can also go with "Lo mejor" or "Lo mejor de lo mejor". Let's see what other natives think.

[Ser]

I've never heard the French expression used directly, but surely "la crema de la crema".

[deni]

Could someone translate the following phrases into Spanish? Thanks

he turns on the tap and washes himself

he didn't agree with their decision

they were in a dilemma because of that

he rubs the sleep out of his eyes

he lays two pieces of cheese on it

they both go to the same school

the day has passed by

a controversy arose among them

when approximately one hour had passed

[sa wulfs]

We also say "la crème de la crème" You can also go with "Lo mejor" or "Lo mejor de lo mejor". Let's see what other natives think.

La crema.

But that's colloquial.

And then there's the vulgar expressions (la polla, la hostia, etc)

[alexbn]

Could someone translate the following phrases into Spanish? Thanks

he turns on the tap and washes himself Abre el grifo y se lava.

he didn't agree with their decision No estaba de acuerdo con su decisión.

they were in a dilemma because of that Estaban en un dilema debido a eso.

he rubs the sleep out of his eyes Se quita las legañas de los ojos.

he lays two pieces of cheese on it Le pone dos lonchas de queso encima.

they both go to the same school Los dos van al mismo colegio.

the day has passed by El día ha pasado.

a controversy arose among them Surgió controversia entre ellos.

when approximately one hour had passed Cuando había pasado aproximadamente una hora.

Of course there are other possible translations.

[deni]

muchas gracias

[deni]

Aquí están algunas más frases. ¿Podría alguien traducirlas?

we are receiving what our actions deserve

the teacher hangs a map of the world on the wall

(he) has no prospect of securing some better work

a country full of contradictions

about that there needs to be serious consideration

according to his own choice he lived as a beggar

[Ser]

we are receiving what our actions deserve

Hmm... I think it's "we receive what...". Recibimos lo que merecemos. Or more biblical: cosechamos lo que sembramos.

the teacher hangs a map of the world on the wall

El profesor cuelga un mapamundi en la pared.

(he) has no prospect of securing some better work

No hay muchas posibilidades de que le den mejor trabajo.

a country full of contradictions

Un país lleno de contradicciones.

about that there needs to be serious consideration

This sentence looks too strange to me to translate it... Maybe if it had more context. What does need to be considered?

according to his own choice he lived as a beggar

Por elección propia vivía como mendigo.

[sdawn]

How do you say:

Will you teach me Spanish?

Will you speak with me in Spanish?

[loqu]

Hm, an exact translation would depend on the context.

If you're indirectly asking them to teach you Spanish, I'd go for:

¿me enseñarías español?
¿hablarías conmigo en español? / ¿me hablarías en español? (first means you both would speak Spanish. The second one emphasizes that he's talking Spanish to you)

if you're just asking if they will do it,

¿me vas a enseñar español?
¿vas a hablar conmigo en español? / ¿me vas a hablar en español?

[sdawn]

Thanks a lot, loqu!

I tried the me vas versions, which worked!

[loqu]

That's good to know

Count on us for any doubt if you finally learn Spanish

[sdawn]

May I ask from what verb vas comes from?

[loqu]

May I ask from what verb vas comes from?

yes, it's from ir, "to go".

[deni]

This sentence looks too strange to me to translate it... Maybe if it had more context. What does need to be considered?

according to his own choice he lived as a beggar

Por elección propia vivía como mendigo.

Thanks for the translations.

The sentence means something like this.

according to his own choice...
by his own choice...
because of his own choice...

I thought that maybe the word "según" would be used in this case.

[Ser]

I was talking about this one:

about that there needs to be serious consideration

As you can see, I was translating each sentence writing below the quote, and this is the only one I didn't translate.

[deni]

I was talking about this one:

about that there needs to be serious consideration

As you can see, I was translating each sentence writing below the quote, and this is the only one I didn't translate.

Sorry, I misunderstood.

Let's say I was talking about a difficult decision that had to be made. Then I said, "about that (the difficult decision) there needs to be serious consideration."

Or maybe it could be put this way:

"There needs to be serious consideration about that (the difficult decision)."

Thanks

[alexbn]

The sentence means something like this.

according to his own choice...
by his own choice...
because of his own choice...

I thought that maybe the word "según" would be used in this case.

"Según su propia elección" is possible, but it sounds "strange", at least to my ears.

[Ser]

Let's say I was talking about a difficult decision that had to be made. Then I said, "about that (the difficult decision) there needs to be serious consideration."

Or maybe it could be put this way:

"There needs to be serious consideration about that (the difficult decision)."

Thanks

In that case,

about that there needs to be serious consideration

"Se necesita considerar seriamente eso."

(And the usual note: my answers are not definitive, there's various ways to translate any of those sentences. )