Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
mejor dijeras
English translation:
you'd better say
Added to glossary by
Steve DiGregorio
Jun 25, 2009 20:14
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
Prompt, accurate and multifaceted.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
mejor dijeras
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Golden Age Drama
Context:
L - Por la crueldad de los hados
bien a mí pesar la veo,
pues la muerte de mi hermano,
cuyas noticias la vida
a mi padre le quitaron,
me obliga a pisar sus calles.
P - Mejor dijeras, que de curiosa
lo has hecho, porque yo no alcanzo
como por aquesta causa
hayas, señora, trocado
a Lamego por la corte.
L - Por la crueldad de los hados
bien a mí pesar la veo,
pues la muerte de mi hermano,
cuyas noticias la vida
a mi padre le quitaron,
me obliga a pisar sus calles.
P - Mejor dijeras, que de curiosa
lo has hecho, porque yo no alcanzo
como por aquesta causa
hayas, señora, trocado
a Lamego por la corte.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+3
23 mins
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
you'd better say
This is the equivalent expression.
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-06-25 20:40:36 GMT)
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You'd better say that out of curiosity you (already) have...
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Note added at 29 mins (2009-06-25 20:43:11 GMT)
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Translation mejor in the Spanish-English Collins dictionary
tú, mejor te callas * you'd better keep quiet * ... Reverso offers you access to a spanish translation, definition and synonym dictionary for mejor and ...
dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/mejor - Similar -
you'd | Spanish | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to ... *you'd better [you had better] = Contracción de [you had better] ...
www.babylon.com/definition/you'd/Spanish - Cached - Similar -
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-06-25 20:40:36 GMT)
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You'd better say that out of curiosity you (already) have...
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Note added at 29 mins (2009-06-25 20:43:11 GMT)
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Translation mejor in the Spanish-English Collins dictionary
tú, mejor te callas * you'd better keep quiet * ... Reverso offers you access to a spanish translation, definition and synonym dictionary for mejor and ...
dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/mejor - Similar -
you'd | Spanish | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to ... *you'd better [you had better] = Contracción de [you had better] ...
www.babylon.com/definition/you'd/Spanish - Cached - Similar -
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! This seems the best fit for the context; the others, I think, may work better in slightly different contexts."
2 mins
you better say
it could be an option
7 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
133
It's best if you would say...
m
+2
10 mins
Heather Drake
Native in English
Your professional edge.
Native in: English (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
rather
Simply, "rather, ....."
Peer comment(s):
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Laura Nagle (X)
33 mins
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Natalia Pedrosa (X)
13 hrs
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+3
12 mins
better to have said/ better that you have said
Better to have said, that out of curiosity you ...
In the same gist as: Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, etc.
In the same gist as: Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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teju
: Like your first option. Saludos :)
20 mins
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Thank you. I prefer the first, also.
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Martha Harrold (X)
: yes, I think 'better to have said' works well
35 mins
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Thank you. Me too.
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Tara Orzolek
: Better to have said. Fits well with the rest of the lines.
5 hrs
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Thank you, Tara. Appreciate your comment.
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4 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
:
104
you should say something
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Note added at 21 minutos (2009-06-25 20:35:35 GMT)
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or "BETTER THAT YOU SAY (SOMETHING)"
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Note added at 21 minutos (2009-06-25 20:35:35 GMT)
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or "BETTER THAT YOU SAY (SOMETHING)"
1 hr
It would behove you to say
It is more appropriate for you to say that..
Check the link
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=71263
Check the link
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=71263
2 hrs
you had as lief say
I had as lief not be as live to be
In awe of such a thing as I myself.
Shakespeare
Just trying to approximate the period, not too successfully.
In awe of such a thing as I myself.
Shakespeare
Just trying to approximate the period, not too successfully.
14 hrs
Caroline Clarke
Native in English
PhD Chemist Cambridge, Barcelona, London
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
better to say
another option... (perhaps more appropriate for the beginning of the sentence?)
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