Apr 30, 2016 07:33
8 yrs ago
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English term

to be a staple in TV\'s schedule

English to Spanish Art/Literary Education / Pedagogy
¿Qué quiere decir?
El contexto es el siguiente:
If we didn't find some sadistic entertainment in removing celebs from luxury "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here" wouldn't be a staple in ITV's schedule.

Proposed translations

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ser el pan nuestro de cada día en la parrilla de televisión

My answer is an adaptation to the "dictionary meaning" of the word "staple", second entry.
Since it means something that is used a lot and the example given is related to TV programming and diet, I think the answer is almost given.
The example is: "Sex and violence seem to be the staple diet of television drama". Once you understand and translate the example, it is, in my opinion, fairly straight forward to apply it to your translation.
You could also say programación instead of parrilla, but the latter term is part of their jargon.
Example sentence:

Sex and violence seem to be the staple diet of television drama.

Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove : Excelente opción. :-) (Que por desgracia suele ser verdad...) (El pan nuestro de cada día..., no nos lo des hoy..., rezaría yo... ;-)
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9 mins

ser esencial en la parrilla de televisión

Hola, rosevelvet ;).

Lo veo así:

Si no sintiéramos cierto placer sádico en apartar a los famosos del lujo, "I'm a Celebrity get me out of here" no sería esencial en la parrilla de televisión.

Saludos.
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+1
6 hrs

necesario/imprescindible en la programación televisiva

Peer comment(s):

agree VICTORDIAZ
2 hrs
Gracias, Victor.
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4 days

ser inamovible en la programación televisiva

En mi país, Venezuela se usa una expresión similar pero utilizando "clavo" en vez de "grapa" (o staple), para aludir a algo que siempre está allí, siempre presente, inamovible, "como un clavo".
Example sentence:

como un clavo

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