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Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben

Spanish translation: Al que llega tarde, le castigará la vida

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German term or phrase:Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
Spanish translation:Al que llega tarde, le castigará la vida
Entered by: .xyz (X)

15:34 Oct 14, 2004
German to Spanish translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
Sabría alguien un equivalente castellano para este dicho.

Muchas gracias
María Teresa González Núñez
Spain
Local time: 23:22
Al que llega tarde, le castigará la vida
Explanation:
http://www.elpais.es/articulo.html?xref=20030522elpepiint_21...

http://www.almendron.com/politica/europa/archivo/economia_03...
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.xyz (X)
Germany
Grading comment
muchas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3A quien llega tarde, la historia le castiga
vhz
4 +1Al que llega tarde, le castigará la vida
.xyz (X)
5El que tarde trilla, la lluvia le pilla.
badial
4Buey lerdo agua sucia bebe
wainziger


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
A quien llega tarde, la historia le castiga


Explanation:
palabras de Gorbachev a Honecker

vhz
Local time: 23:22
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont: ...la Historia...
17 mins
  -> cierto, con mayúscula. Gracias
agree  Cristina Fuentes
1 hr
agree  Ana Fernandez
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
Al que llega tarde, le castigará la vida


Explanation:
http://www.elpais.es/articulo.html?xref=20030522elpepiint_21...

http://www.almendron.com/politica/europa/archivo/economia_03...

.xyz (X)
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
muchas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  wainziger: buey lerdo agua sucia bebe
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
Buey lerdo agua sucia bebe


Explanation:
Me parece que es una buena equivalencia.

wainziger
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Spanish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben
El que tarde trilla, la lluvia le pilla.


Explanation:
Puedes encontrar más refranes en:
http://www.iespana.es/elrefranero/

Ocasión perdida, no vuelve más en la vida.



    Reference: http://www.iespana.es/elrefranero/
badial
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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