Nov 15, 2004 22:47
20 yrs ago
Spanish term

La vida no esta la vida a menos que se teja con acontecimientos del pasado

Non-PRO Spanish to English Art/Literary Other
Sorry for the length, I'm assuming it's easy enough.

Quote -- no context.

Proposed translations

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Life is not life, unless it is interwoven with events from the past/past events

Hope it helps

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... For what is the value of human life unless it is interwoven with past events
by the records of history? Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 - 43 BC. ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree verbis
1 hr
agree Refugio : great cite! probably the origin of the badly translated quote
2 hrs
agree Sonya Mountford-Jones
8 hrs
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6 mins

Life is not life unless it is embellished/enriched with the events of the past

Enriched is more logical and embellished is more poetic.

I hope it helps!
Neil.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marylen
4 hrs
agree Fuseila
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