Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ventura /// en el umbral
English translation:
happiness, luck, good fortune /// on the threshold
Added to glossary by
Walter Landesman
Dec 14, 2005 13:02
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Ventura
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Christmas cards
"En la entrada de un nuevo año, te deseo las mayores venturas para tí y tu familia."
¿Conocéis algún equivalente a venturas? Otra duda que tengo es acerca de "en la entrada". Muchas gracias! Y aunque falten unos 15 días aún... ¡feliz año nuevo!
¿Conocéis algún equivalente a venturas? Otra duda que tengo es acerca de "en la entrada". Muchas gracias! Y aunque falten unos 15 días aún... ¡feliz año nuevo!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | happiness, luck, good fortune /// on the threshold |
Walter Landesman
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| 5 +1 | happiness / good luck / prosperity |
Gerardo Comino
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Change log
Dec 14, 2005 13:13: Claudia Iglesias changed "Language pair" from "Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Dec 20, 2005 19:12: Walter Landesman changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Uruguay
Translation services since 1986
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Uruguayan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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happiness, luck, good fortune /// on the threshold
en la entrada, en el umbral del nuevo año: on the threshold...
Peer comment(s):
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ASUY (X)
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Gracias, :) .
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I know it's not the usual way of saying "happy new year" and this has helped me to preserve the flavour of the original sentence."
+1
28 mins
Gerardo Comino
Native in Spanish
Works in field
+15-year experience
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish
happiness / good luck / prosperity
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