Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
.."pan para hoy y hambre para mañana"
English translation:
feast or famine
Added to glossary by
savannah
Jan 24, 2003 22:12
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
.."pan para hoy y hambre para mañana"
Spanish to English
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How can I translate this "refran" ? I would greatly appreciate your help. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | feast or famine |
savannah
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| 4 +1 | stuff today and starve tomorrow |
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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| 5 | Is this Lorca? |
Jamiewalke
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| 3 +1 | Here today, gone tomorrow |
Jim Collis
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Proposed translations
+2
22 mins
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feast or famine
but this could be way off
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Comment: "thank you to both answerers-both expressed the sentiment behind the proverb. I chose the feast or famine one because it fits very well in the context(agriculture). Thank you savannah,very much."
+1
1 hr
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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3743
stuff today and starve tomorrow
See this proverb:
PROVERBS T
... I today, you tomorrow. Stuff today and starve tomorrow. Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today.
my.netian.com/~ohi1211/document/e-t.htm - 23k - En caché - Páginas similares
PROVERBS T
... I today, you tomorrow. Stuff today and starve tomorrow. Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today.
my.netian.com/~ohi1211/document/e-t.htm - 23k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Oso (X)
: Great! ¶:^)
10 mins
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Thanks, Mr. Bear! Y buena suerte te dé Dios en tu colonia, jejeje
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3 hrs
Jamiewalke
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
Is this Lorca?
I think more context is required, - could mean a lot more than the literal meaning.......in fact, it could mean hundreds of things...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Walter Lockhart Ries (X)
: Es un refrán... bastante común, por lo menos aquí en España.
3 hrs
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+1
14 hrs
Jim Collis
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
12 years as full-time freelance
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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99
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