Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se las ven y se las desean
English translation:
are hard put / hard pressed to
Added to glossary by
Bubo Coroman (X)
May 17, 2010 12:47
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
se las ven y se las desean
Spanish to English
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Hello. From a newspaper article about the critical economic problems of public institutions in Spain.
"XXX y YYY se las ven y se las desean para pagar las nominas de sus desorbitadas plantillas."
XXX and YYY are municipal councils in Spain.
Thanks for your help :)
"XXX y YYY se las ven y se las desean para pagar las nominas de sus desorbitadas plantillas."
XXX and YYY are municipal councils in Spain.
Thanks for your help :)
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | XY Councils are hard put to... |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 4 +2 | X and Y are hard pressed to... |
Caitriona82
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| 3 +1 | ... are finding it a struggle to... |
Carol Gullidge
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Change log
May 22, 2010 11:48: Bubo Coroman (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/122257">Simon Bruni's</a> old entry - "se las ven y se las desean"" to ""are hard put/pressed to""
Proposed translations
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XY Councils are hard put to...
me las vi y me las deseé para hacerlo * it was a real sweat to get it done * , it was a tough job to get it done *
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/ver
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/ver
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone :)"
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Caitriona82
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Professional, accurate and on time
Native in: English 
, Irish
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Irish to English
X and Y are hard pressed to...
Another variation on what has been said already but this was what first came to my mind.
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=they are hard press...
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-17 14:02:29 GMT)
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sorry there should be a hyphen between the two words...hard-pressed
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=they are hard press...
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-17 14:02:29 GMT)
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sorry there should be a hyphen between the two words...hard-pressed
Peer comment(s):
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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Thank you Noni
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franglish
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Thank you franglish
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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... are finding it a struggle to...
another alternative, simple, and a fairly neutral register
Peer comment(s):
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Yes, this works well too.
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many thanks Noni! An afterthought, even simpler: ... are struggling to...
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