Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Ya tardaba!
English translation:
It couldn't last! / Too much to expect!
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-11-13 14:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 9, 2013 17:26
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Ya tardaba!
Spanish to English
Other
Poetry & Literature
This occurs in a script for a fun explanation of the universe for chldren to be shown in a science museum, aimed at young children in Spain.
The conversation takes place between two stars. One star is floating around peacefully, another arrives singing loudly and the first star says this.
Vaya! Ya tardaba! Alguien estropeando el silencio
Does it mean Just what I needed!
The conversation takes place between two stars. One star is floating around peacefully, another arrives singing loudly and the first star says this.
Vaya! Ya tardaba! Alguien estropeando el silencio
Does it mean Just what I needed!
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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It couldn't last! / Too much to expect!
This might work.
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| Thanks Lisa.:-) |
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franglish
: I like your first option.
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Thanks :)
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Wendy Streitparth
: Then you'd have to rephrase the next bit.
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I don't think you have to rephrase the next bit. I would say 'It couldn't last! Somebody had to ruin the silence!'
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philgoddard
: Or "It was nice while it lasted".
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Thanks, Phil :) Like your suggestion too.
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Thayenga
: ;)
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Thanks, Thayenga :)
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Marian Vieyra
: Like philg's too.
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Thanks, Marian :)
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Dalphina
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Thanks, Dalphina :)
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James A. Walsh
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Lisa. This is what I used. J"
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25 mins
Just what I needed!
I like your first suggestion:
http://open.salon.com/blog/buffyw/2009/03/13/just_what_i_nee...
http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/that's ju... (SEE CHART AT THE BOTTOM)
eski :)
http://open.salon.com/blog/buffyw/2009/03/13/just_what_i_nee...
http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/that's ju... (SEE CHART AT THE BOTTOM)
eski :)
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Catarina Lopes
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Hi Ana: THANKS for your confirmation. eski :)
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philgoddard
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Hey, Phil: I also liked your suggestion. Thanks! eski :)
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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315
it was bound to happen sooner or later
or
it had to happen sooner or later
it was just waiting to happen!
That's all I needed!
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you could omit "sooner or later" from either of the 1st two suggestions. And I think the last suggestion - albeit quite natural sounding in the context - is a little further from the meaning of the ST, viz, something about to happen (but hadn't yet) to spoil the peace and quiet
it had to happen sooner or later
it was just waiting to happen!
That's all I needed!
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you could omit "sooner or later" from either of the 1st two suggestions. And I think the last suggestion - albeit quite natural sounding in the context - is a little further from the meaning of the ST, viz, something about to happen (but hadn't yet) to spoil the peace and quiet
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Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
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thanks Eliza! i was looking for something that also fitted in with the next sentence
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Pablo Julián Davis
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
La palabra justa/The right word
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
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4
Finally! / At (long) last!
Es cierto que, en la descripción de Jane, una estrella 'was floating around peacefully', y como que la otra estrella vino a molestar y hacer ruido... sin embargo, esta expresión se me hace difícil entenderla como negativa... Ahí va mi propuesta. ¡Saludos!
"YA TARDABA! ¡Tráiler 'fan-made' de #ElHombredeAcero2 con Ben Affleck y Bryan Cranston!... Why Ben Affleck will be the best Batman yet..." http://t.co/CxosQFTFOF RT http://t.co/ibpaktxBAw
"Cocina Mexicana que ya tardaba en llegar. 4 de 5 estrellas Escribió una opinión el 26 agosto 2013 - La mexicana es una gastronomía que, en los últimos años, ha pegado un importante salto cualitativo en la ciudad y eso convierte, de entrada, en actividad gratamente recomendable ir descubriendo los distintos restaurantes que cultivan la rica tradición culinaria... Tlaxcal ofrece ... un excelente recorrido por algunos basics de la cocina mexicana que, curiosamente, han tardado mucho en llegar aquí."
"alfreire22/06/10, 18:27:25 Yo sí te echaba de menos... ya tardabas en entrar... " http://www.elclubdigital.com/foro/archive/index.php/t-183176...
"YA TARDABA! ¡Tráiler 'fan-made' de #ElHombredeAcero2 con Ben Affleck y Bryan Cranston!... Why Ben Affleck will be the best Batman yet..." http://t.co/CxosQFTFOF RT http://t.co/ibpaktxBAw
"Cocina Mexicana que ya tardaba en llegar. 4 de 5 estrellas Escribió una opinión el 26 agosto 2013 - La mexicana es una gastronomía que, en los últimos años, ha pegado un importante salto cualitativo en la ciudad y eso convierte, de entrada, en actividad gratamente recomendable ir descubriendo los distintos restaurantes que cultivan la rica tradición culinaria... Tlaxcal ofrece ... un excelente recorrido por algunos basics de la cocina mexicana que, curiosamente, han tardado mucho en llegar aquí."
"alfreire22/06/10, 18:27:25 Yo sí te echaba de menos... ya tardabas en entrar... " http://www.elclubdigital.com/foro/archive/index.php/t-183176...
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Phoenix III
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
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12
"I knew it! Too good to be true!"
It happens to us grown up too often... :0)
Good luck!
Good luck!
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