Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

After a time, the straws slowly built up until one day they broke the camel's back

Spanish translation:

Después de un tiempo, las gotas seguían acumulándose hasta que colmaron el vaso

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
May 5, 2005 22:24
19 yrs ago
English term

After a time, the straws slowly built up until ..

English to Spanish Art/Literary Linguistics Idiom
the straws slowly built up until one day they broke the camel's back

Se que significa "la gota que colma el vaso" pero no se me ocurre como armar la oracion con the straws slowly built up

AYUDA!!!
Change log

May 11, 2005 04:26: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

Feb 5, 2008 19:38: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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Discussion

Desdemona May 5, 2005:
tienes que mantener s� o s� la met�fora de straws? porque si no, puedes poner, "las gotas fueron llenando el vaso hasta que finalmente rebals�"

Proposed translations

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después de un tiempo, las gotas seguían acumulándose hasta que colmaron el vaso

Algo así, me parece

Mike :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Penelope Rickards
8 mins
agree Lori_A
52 mins
agree margaret caulfield
21 hrs
agree Gabriela Rodriguez
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