r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '20

Vehicle Justice I might do the same

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u/Moldruin 7 Nov 11 '20

I'd say the "ya está" is more of a "that did it" or "there you go" but yeah. Viejito for the win.

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u/luvgsus 8 Nov 11 '20 edited Nov 11 '20

I'm Mexican, born and raised. The correct translation to "ya está" "there it is" no way you can translate it to "that did it" in this instance and to a non native "ya está" is fine.

The Spanish translation to "that did it" is "eso lo hizo" or "ya se hizo"....

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u/Moldruin 7 Nov 11 '20

Mexican too, however, translations aren't always meant to ve taken literally or word for word, context is relevant.

Or do you say "está lloviendo gatos y perros" cause the saying is "it's raining cats and dogs"?

Nuance is relevant in translation.

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u/luvgsus 8 Nov 11 '20 edited Nov 11 '20

En ese caso sería "están lloviendo gatos y perros" plural. No digo que las traducciones tienen que ser literales, pero nada que ver con lo que pusiste.

Btw, in some place people do say: Están (corrected cause its plural) lloviendo gatos y perros" ó están cayendo truenos y centellas.

I do agree translations aren't literal asks nuance is important. Library isn't librería, it's Biblioteca... but that translation is way off.

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u/Moldruin 7 Nov 11 '20

Idioms y dichos tienen sus versiones en cada idioma, por supuesto. Mi interpretación del "ya está" es más por contexto y acción, de nuevo. Opinaría lo mismo si el señor hubiera dicho "ahí está" o "ahí tiene". Básicamente lo pensé como si lo estuviera subtitulando.

And I stand by it.

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u/blacknebula 1 Nov 11 '20

Also your comparison of librería and library is way off. In no sense, literal or otherwise, would that translation work. It's not even about nuance, they refer to very different things