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Diet everything.

Spanish translation: todo tiene que ser light

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English term or phrase:Diet everything.
Spanish translation:todo tiene que ser light
Entered by: Andelito (X)

17:21 Sep 12, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Nutrition / Decadencia moral de Inglaterra
English term or phrase: Diet everything.
¡Hola! Un texto sobre la decadencia moral de Inglaterra y su sociedad:

"In the meantime, parents are taking out small loans to pay for over-the-top birthday parties for girls as young as seven. Others are saving to give them a boob job for their 15th birthdays. And others are driving the point home that they should drink nothing but Diet Coke. Diet breakfast cereals. Diet everything."

Me suena muy, pero que muy mal decir "Todo de dieta". ¿Qué otras opciones hay?

Gracias desde ya.
Andelito (X)
todo tiene que ser dietético / light
Explanation:
Al añadir las palabras "tiene que ser", modificamos la estructura básica inglesa y hacemos que suene mucho mejor en español.

"Light" es otra opción que se usa bastante, también con la Coca Cola.
Selected response from:

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 12:21
Grading comment
Usaré "light" entonces. Gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Todo dietético.
Viviana Paddrik
4 +3todo tiene que ser dietético / light
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
3todo diet
Mónica Algazi


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
diet everything.
todo tiene que ser dietético / light


Explanation:
Al añadir las palabras "tiene que ser", modificamos la estructura básica inglesa y hacemos que suene mucho mejor en español.

"Light" es otra opción que se usa bastante, también con la Coca Cola.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 12:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Usaré "light" entonces. Gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  isabelmurill (X): me gusta "todo light", viendo el tipo de lenguaje que se utiliza en el texto
12 mins
  -> Sí, seguramente es la mejor opción. ¡Gracias!
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Sí. Utiliza "diet" en el contexto de "Diet Coke / Diet Pepsi" etc. Así que "Todo light" sin lugar a dudas, suponiendo que ya ha hablado de Coca Cola Light, de cereales light...
20 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Charles Davis: A mí también me gusta "todo light".
6 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
diet everything.
Todo dietético.


Explanation:
Una posibilidad.

Viviana Paddrik
United States
Local time: 06:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SandraV
3 mins
  -> Gracias Sandra.
agree  Marina56: ok
7 mins
  -> Gracias Marina.
agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 hr
  -> Gracias Lydia.
agree  Silvina P.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Silvina.
agree  anademahomar
6 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias !
agree  Cecilia Rey
15 hrs
  -> Gracias Cecilia
agree  Cecilia Gowar
19 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
diet everything.
todo diet


Explanation:
Aquí a la diet Coke le llamamos Coca-Cola diet (se pronuncia dáiet).
...Coca-Cola diet. Cereales diet para el desayuno. Todo diet.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-09-12 19:37:00 GMT)
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Conste que no me gusta usar palabras en inglés, pero en este tema el usar esa palabra y pronunciarla de esa manera le da un aire medio glamoroso que contribuye a la ironía del texto.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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