Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
nosotros galapagueños no permitamos que eso se dé
English translation:
we, the inhabitants of galapagos, mustn\'t allow that to happen until...
Added to glossary by
Adam Burman
Jul 10, 2006 15:01
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
nosotros galapagueños no permitamos que eso se dé
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Galapagos islands - Legal
No existen las facilidades, entonces no hablemos de eso, nosotros galapagueños no permitamos que eso se dé hasta que no tengamos esas seguridades que debe darnos el estado para abrir esas nuevas rutas.
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+4
4 mins
Valeria Lagos Gordon Downie
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
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English
Specializes in field
Spain
2 language experts, 2 native languages
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 4 more.
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we, inhabitant of galapagos, mustn't allow that to happen until...
what a text you have there, Adam!
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-07-10 15:08:37 GMT)
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Errata: ...inhabitantS of Galápagos...
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-07-10 15:11:47 GMT)
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Proposed translation of the sentence: "There are no facilities, so let's not talk about it; we, (as?) inhabitants of Galapagos, mustn't allow that to happen until we are granted the guarantees the Government should give us to open those new routes."
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-07-10 15:08:37 GMT)
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Errata: ...inhabitantS of Galápagos...
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-07-10 15:11:47 GMT)
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Proposed translation of the sentence: "There are no facilities, so let's not talk about it; we, (as?) inhabitants of Galapagos, mustn't allow that to happen until we are granted the guarantees the Government should give us to open those new routes."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanls Valeria. Was an interesting, albeit slightly confusing text! Best regards."
+5
6 mins
We Galapagans won't let/allow that to happen
...que se dé, a very common structure in Chilean Spanish.
Peer comment(s):
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Haydee (X)
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Daniel Burns (X)
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Sol
: wrong tense // Interesting. I'll look that up when I have more time. I wonder why my English teachers in the U.S. never mentioned "moods"...
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You mean wrong mood. The imperative is a mood, not a tense.
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Robert Copeland
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Anton Baer
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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we Galapaguenos won't allow that to happen (until...)
Sounds a bit odd to the English ear 'our Galapaguenos' -- and then 'we won't allow' (to fit with the 'until', rather than 'we don't allow'...) But this seems like the sense of it...
+3
6 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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we Galapagans mustn't permit this to happen
OR:
cannot permit this to happen
OR:
We, the people of the Galapagos [Islands]....{to avoid "Galapagans"}
See references for "Galapagans".
Suerte.
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-07-10 15:34:15 GMT)
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The first person plural hortatory imperative is used here. Thus the communication is an exhortation (we must not//we should not) and not a statement of negation.
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Note added at 33 mins (2006-07-10 15:35:15 GMT)
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Thus, the definitive "we will not//we won't" would not be appropriate here.
cannot permit this to happen
OR:
We, the people of the Galapagos [Islands]....{to avoid "Galapagans"}
See references for "Galapagans".
Suerte.
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-07-10 15:34:15 GMT)
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The first person plural hortatory imperative is used here. Thus the communication is an exhortation (we must not//we should not) and not a statement of negation.
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Note added at 33 mins (2006-07-10 15:35:15 GMT)
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Thus, the definitive "we will not//we won't" would not be appropriate here.
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
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Thank you, Ruth.
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Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
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Thank you, Monica.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Thank you, Muriel.
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