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From: Lee
Date: 19/08/2007-12:29

Hi, can anyone translate these into Spanish please? Thanks.

There are no guarantees = 
Just a minute = 
And nothing since then = 
What about…? = 
And another thing… = 
It seems like a good idea = 
That’s just the point = 
It’s easier that way = 
That’s up to him (i.e. it’s his decision, maybe he’ll do it, maybe he won’t) =
That’s his problem = 
The thing is… = 
As it stands (she has to leave tomorrow) = 
As things stand (I don’t want to go there) = 
These days (there’s a lot of talk about pollution) = 
In my eyes (he’s a hero) = 
Anyhow, anyway, in any case = 
Albeit, although, though = 
So that (we must do it like that SO THAT can achieve our goal) = 
In which/that case = 
In case (we have to…)= 
In addition to that, we must also… = 
Apart from that, there is nothing we can do about it = 
In what way? = 
With that (he drove off and was never seen again) = 
I thought as much = 
One day in the future… = 
Of course I’m coming = 
It’s easier said than done = 
…when sex is involved = 
In what way? =
The whole world (knows about it) =

The rest of the world = 

He is on time =

She is too late = 

How interesting! =

That’s such a waste of time =

Jejeje (HEHEHEHE) I'll try again!!!

-There are no guarantees = No hay garantias
-Just a minute = ¡un momento!, ¡un momentito!
-And nothing since then = y nada desde entonces
-What about…? = ¿Sobre qué?
-And another thing… = y otra cosa
-It seems like a good idea = Parece una buena idea
-That’s just the point = Ese es justo el punto
-It’s easier that way = Es más fácil así
-That’s up to him (i.e. it’s his decision, maybe he’ll do it, maybe he won’t) =
(to be up to sb= depende de) Eso depende de él (es su desición, quizás lo hará,
quizás no)
-That’s his problem = Es su problema
-The thing is… = La cosa es
-As it stands (she has to leave tomorrow) = tal como esta las cosas (ella deberá
irse mañana)
-As things stand (I don’t want to go there) = tal como estan las cosas (yo no
quiero ir allí)
-These days (there’s a lot of talk about pollution) = Últimamente / En estos
días (hay muchas charlas sobre polución/contaminación)
-In my eyes (he’s a hero) = (in sb's eyes= a los ojos de...) a mis ojos (él es
un heroe) (or) delante mío, para mí (el es un heroe)
-Anyhow, anyway, in any case = anyhow: de cualquier modo/manera, anyway: de
todas maneras, in any case: de todas formas, en cualquier caso,  en todo caso
-Albeit, although, though = all mean aunque. albeit: aunque, although:aunque,
though: aunque
-So that (we must do it like that SO THAT can achieve our goal) = de modo que,
de manera que (debemos hacerlo como eso de manera que `podamos llegar a nuestra
meta)
-In which/that case = En cuál/qué caso (in that case: en ese caso)
-In case (we have to…)= por si acaso (nosotros debemos)
-In addition to that, we must also… = ademas de eso, nosotors debemos
también...
-Apart from that, there is nothing we can do about it = aparte de eso, no hay
nada que nosotros podamos hacer sobre eso
-In what way? = ¿de que manera?
-With that (he drove off and was never seen again) = luego el se marchó y no lo
volvimos a ver nuevamente)
-I thought as much = Yo pensé tanto
-One day in the future… = Un día en el futuro
-Of course I’m coming =  Por supuesto regresaré, vendré
-It’s easier said than done = Es más fácil decir que hacer
…when sex is involved = cuando el sexo está involucrado/implicado
-In what way? = ¿de qué manera?
-The whole world (knows about it) = El mundo entero (lo sabe)

-The rest of the world = El resto del mundo

-He is on time = El es puntual (to be on time: ser puntual, llegar puntual)

-She is too late = (Too late: demasiado tarde)Ella está muy retrasada

-How interesting! = ¡Qué interesante!

-That’s such a waste of time = Eso es una gran perdida de tiempo

Again Good Luck!!!

There are quite a few mistakes…


-And nothing since then = Desde entonces, nada...
-What about…? = Qué pasa con...
-It seems like a good idea = Parece una buena idea
-That’s just the point = Esa es la idea ; eso es lo importante
-It’s easier that way = Así es más fácil
-That’s up to him = Eso depende de él
-The thing is… = La cuestión es…
-As it stands (she has to leave tomorrow) = tal como están las cosas (ella
tendrá que marcharse mañana)
-As things stand (I don’t want to go there) = tal como están las cosas (no
quiero ir allí)
-These days (there’s a lot of talk about pollution) = Últimamente (se habla
mucho sobre la contaminación)
-In my eyes (he’s a hero) = (in sb's eyes= a los ojos de...) = para mí (es un
heroe)
-So that (we must do it like that SO THAT can achieve our goal) = tenemos que
hacerlo así para que podamos lograr nuestro objetivo
-In which/that case = en ese caso ; en cuyo caso
-In case (we have to…)= por si acaso (tenemos que…)
-In addition to that, we must also… = además, también tenemos que…
-Apart from that, there is nothing we can do about it = aparte de eso, no hay
nada que podamos hacer
-In what way? = ¿de qué manera? ; ¿cómo? ; ¿de qué forma?
-With that (he drove off and was never seen again) = Entonces se marchó y nunca
lo volvimos a ver
-I thought as much = Pensé casi lo mismo (as much: casi igual, casi lo mismo)
-One day in the future… = Algún día
-Of course I’m coming =  Por supuesto que voy
-It’s easier said than done = Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo
-when sex is involved = cuando hay sexo por medio
-She is too late = (Too late: demasiado tarde)= Ella llega tardísimo : ella
llega muy tarde (to be late: llegar tarde)

Saludos desde el norte de España!!
:-)

ok, algún fallo hay, otros son cuestiones idiomáticas. Depende de que lugar eres
la expresión varia, o la forma en la traducción, en diccionarios de inglés una
misma expresión  o modismo suele estar aclarada la traduddión si corresponde a
Latinoamerica (suele aclarase el país) o si es de España.

De todos modos gracias porque sirve para reveer algunas cuestiones con el
idioma, más aún cuando uno está aprendiendo...

Saludos desde Sudamerica...

Gracias gracias gracias!!! :-)

Does that mean there are lots of mistakes in the other question I asked... I
don't want to seem ungrateful, I just want to be sure I'm saying the right thing
:-)

As =0) said, some are grammar and vocabulary mistakes whereas other are
different ways to say the same either in castellano (Spanish from Spain) or in
español (Spanish from América).

Thanks so much for your help :-)

Actually, I have a 28-page document that needs translating. Would you be
interested in doing this? I would pay you of course. It's key phrases like those
above, not full-on text or anything.

Chica española is a spanish girl, try with her translation!!!
As I said I'm not good in English...
I'm from Southamerica, and She from Spain that's why some phrases are different.
Anyway I made some mistakes...

Again Good luck!

.......Tomando nota de la clase de ingles.
Que bueno que compartan el dicccionario ingles espa~ol, a veces esas frases en
ingles significan una sola cosa,pero en espa~ol el significado es variable o
intraducible.
.......Sigo tomando nota.