Mar 15, 2010 19:53
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
High quality translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
No tienes que darme cuentas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Nos encontramos en una situación tensa entre marido y mujer en el que uno de ellos le dice al otro:
"No tienes que darme cuentas"
Me gustaría encontrar una expresión más cologquial que la siguiente:
"You don't need/have to justify yourself"
"No tienes que darme cuentas"
Me gustaría encontrar una expresión más cologquial que la siguiente:
"You don't need/have to justify yourself"
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+8
2 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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104
Selected
You don't need / have to explain yourself
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Note added at 2 minutos (2010-03-15 19:55:58 GMT)
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Or:
"you don't have to give me any explanations"
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Note added at 2 minutos (2010-03-15 19:55:58 GMT)
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Or:
"you don't have to give me any explanations"
Peer comment(s):
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Aradai Pardo Martínez
1 min
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Thanks, Aradai :-)
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imcven
1 min
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Thanks, Ivan :-)
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bcsantos
4 mins
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Thanks, BC :-)
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MF Traducciones
20 mins
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Thanks, MF :-)
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Cinnamon Nolan
: I like the "...give me any explanations" option.
23 mins
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Thanks, Cinnamon :-)
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liz askew
43 mins
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Thanks, Liz :)
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
1 hr
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Thanks, Luis :)
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Cecilia Rey
2 hrs
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Thanks, Cecily :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias de nuevo Lisa."
3 mins
Daniel Frisano
Italy
Italy
Works in field
Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
you owe me no explanation
an option
+1
6 mins
Beta Cummins
United States
United States
Specializes in field
United States
Spreading the Word in Three Languages
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
You don't have to keep me posted
Otra sugerencia - que indica que a uno no le hace falta informarle al otro respecto a todo lo que hace.
Peer comment(s):
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Noemí Victoria Contartese
15 mins
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Gracias, Noemi.
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Carol Gullidge
: nice and idiomatic, but I don't feel it works in this context
1 hr
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Thank you Carol. Without more context, it's a shot.
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Lisa McCarthy
: I don't think 'posted' is a suitable word to use in poetry
11 hrs
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+1
1 hr
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
Related KudoZ points
:
315
I don't need/want (to hear) your excuses!
since you say the situation is tense, I think you need something that sounds a little "angrier", even if it isn't an exact translation. Literature/drama often calls for a slight adaptation rather than a very close translation
the contents of the brackets (to hear) are optional
the contents of the brackets (to hear) are optional
+1
3 hrs
Rosa Paredes
Canada
Canada
Native in Spanish
&
English
Canada
Criminal, Civil and Immigration Law
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Chilean, Standard-Spain, Mexican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
"no worries"
Algo tan simple como "no worries". No me parece que el mejor camino sea la traducción literal en este caso.
Peer comment(s):
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axies
: good one too! Sorry, rosa. I only saw it after having given my answer
3 hrs
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Gracias Manuel.
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Lisa McCarthy
: I think this may be too 'slangy' for poetry though.
8 hrs
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5 hrs
There's no need for you to give me any explanations
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Peer comment(s):
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Lisa McCarthy
: More or less the same as my other posting at 2 minutes " "you don't have to give me any explanations"
6 hrs
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Well, its a matter of style albeit subtle.To me it is different to say "thre's no need for you to..." than "you don't need to..." but of course, its only my personal opinion
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7 hrs
Forget about that!
or, just forget about that! Don't worry about that! Both are equivalents in English that mean the same as above in Spanish.
9 hrs
You don't need to earn my love
in the light of the context you just provided
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