Spanish Translation Game

[TheStrayCat]

¡Sueña y ríe como yo!

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[Multiturquoise]

Leed historias como esta y más, cuando suscribes por sólo $12 para acceso por 12 semanas.

I would never give money for whatever I can do on the net for free.

[Linguaphile]

Nunca pagaría dinero por lo que se puede hacer gratis en la red.

The children collected sand dollars at the beach and handed them out to the tourists.

[TheStrayCat]

Los niños recogieron dólares de arena en la playa y los entregaron a los turistas.

Down by the lake, there's a swing in a tree; up through the leaves, there's so much to see.

[Linguaphile]

Allí por el lago hay un columpio en un árbol; en lo alto entre las hojas hay tanto por ver.

We swing on the swing, wind in our hair.

[vijayjohn]

Columpiamos en el columpio, el viento en nuestro pelo.

I think it's legal to hunt elephants here.

[Linguaphile]

Nos columpiamos en el columpio, [con] el viento en nuestro pelo.

Or to avoid the repetativeness you can also say "nos balanceamos en el columpio".
"Con" ("with") is optional here. Personally I would say it that way, but then it isn't in the English version (and I see that it was my English version, lol... I'd forgotten about this thread, dormant for more than a year!)

I think it's legal to hunt elephants here.

Creo que es legal cazar elefantes aquí.

The fact that it's legal doesn't make it right.

[vijayjohn]

El hecho de que es legal no significa que sea correcto.

I'll buy bread today and rice tomorrow.

[eskandar]

Compraré pan hoy y arroz mañana.

I can't feel my fingers; my hand must have fallen asleep.

[oho]

No me sento los dedos; mis manos se durmieron*

When is it ok to wage war against another country?



*no estoy seguro de que se usa el verbo "dormirse" en este contexto

[schnaz]

¿Cuándo está bien hacer la guerra contra otro país?

He is the epitome of vulgarity.

[oho]

Es la personificación de la vulgaridad.

When the sun is high in the sky it's time to find a refuge.