Dec 12, 2012 15:08
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Ecuador
2 language couple - Scientist/Marketeer
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, Colombian, Peruvian, Chilean, Mexican, Puerto Rican) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Italian to English, and 816 more.
no hay cara sin cruz
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
In a book from Spain on engineering and society. For translation to British English.
Well-known saying?
"No obstante, esta época que nos ha tocado vivir no es más especial o diferente que otra cualquiera ya pasada si prescindimos de los impresionantes avances en cuestiones tecnológicas o sociológicas que, por una parte, han solucionado problemas lacerantes para la Humanidad y por otra, como *** no hay cara sin cruz ***, han generado nuevas lacras que hoy azotan de manera imprevisible e incontrolada a la generación actual."
Well-known saying?
"No obstante, esta época que nos ha tocado vivir no es más especial o diferente que otra cualquiera ya pasada si prescindimos de los impresionantes avances en cuestiones tecnológicas o sociológicas que, por una parte, han solucionado problemas lacerantes para la Humanidad y por otra, como *** no hay cara sin cruz ***, han generado nuevas lacras que hoy azotan de manera imprevisible e incontrolada a la generación actual."
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
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
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138
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there is always a downside to every success story
there are always 2 sides to the story/coin
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seems to fit the context, and also the "cara" and "cruz"
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seems to fit the context, and also the "cara" and "cruz"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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2 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
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56
where there is smoke there is fire
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Carol Gullidge
: I'm not necessarily saying this is wrong, but what is the explanation?//Yes! Your 1st suggestion has quite a different meaning!
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it's a double-edged sword, there are two sides to every coin would be better
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AllegroTrans
: This saying has a completely different meaning
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Yes, I posted it too hastily, and I corrected myself by posting a response to Carol's comment.
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5 mins
Ernesto Schintu
Italy
Italy
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Italy
13+ years translating technical content
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Spanish to Italian, and 3 more.
Every success comes with a failure
Imagine a coin - it has two sides - if you imagine one side has a cross and the other a face of some important historical person, like many coins do.
so, there are always two sides of a story, two sides of a coin - two sides to consider, the good and the bad. there is a success and a failure. This is basically the meaning of the sentance.
so, there are always two sides of a story, two sides of a coin - two sides to consider, the good and the bad. there is a success and a failure. This is basically the meaning of the sentance.
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: you beat me to it!
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Marcelo González
3 days 21 hrs
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+3
6 mins
there are two sides to every coin
meaning that technological advances are all very well but they come with their own sets of problems.
Cara and cruz are the two sides of a coin if i recall correctly.
Cara and cruz are the two sides of a coin if i recall correctly.
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: you also beat me to it!
3 mins
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And I'm not even a Spanish translator!
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Graham Allen-Rawlings
31 mins
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Thx!
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Marcelo González
3 days 21 hrs
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Thx!
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6 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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67
as there are two sides to every coin / it's a double-edged sword
Possibly.
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Definition of DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
: something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences
http://www.merriam-webster.com
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Note added at 7 minutos (2012-12-12 15:16:21 GMT)
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Definition of DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
: something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences
http://www.merriam-webster.com
Peer comment(s):
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Carol Gullidge
: you beat me to it!
4 mins
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Cheers, Carol :)
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Neil Ashby
: ...double-edged sword.....
57 mins
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Cheers, Neil :)
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Marcelo González
3 days 21 hrs
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Thanks, Marcelo :)
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every rose has its thorn
I know it's getting away from coins, but it is an idiom with the same meaning.
1 day 9 hrs
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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90
everything comes at a price
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"nothing comes for free" is also a possibility.
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