Jun 14, 2018 20:13
5 yrs ago
Spanish term
Argentina
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cada loro en su estaca
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
A Colombian saying:
cada loro en su estaca. Llanos Orient. Cada persona debe permanecer donde le corresponde.
Can anyone think of an equivalent idiom in English?
cada loro en su estaca. Llanos Orient. Cada persona debe permanecer donde le corresponde.
Can anyone think of an equivalent idiom in English?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | Every jack to his trade |
Ana Vozone
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| 4 +1 | everything in its place |
liz askew
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| 3 +2 | to each his own |
neilmac
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| 4 | Each (one) in hid place |
bcsantos
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Proposed translations
+5
8 mins
Ana Vozone
Works in field
Will do!
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Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Every jack to his trade
Suggestion.
http://tradutor.babylon-software.com/ingles/every jack to hi...
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Wendy, I imagine the Spanish expression is equivalent to the Portuguese: Cada macaco no seu galho. (Each monkey in its branch...)
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... on its branch...
http://tradutor.babylon-software.com/ingles/every jack to hi...
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Wendy, I imagine the Spanish expression is equivalent to the Portuguese: Cada macaco no seu galho. (Each monkey in its branch...)
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... on its branch...
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: We don't have the context, but this is a good idea.
52 mins
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Thank you, Phil!
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Francois Boye
1 hr
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Thank you, François!
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Charles Davis
2 hrs
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Thank you, Charles!
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franglish
11 hrs
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Thank you, franglish!
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AllegroTrans
3 days 21 hrs
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Thank you, AllegroTrans!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
52 mins
Each (one) in hid place
http://www.skits-o-mania.com/support-files/eachinhisownplace...
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1982405
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his not hid!
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1982405
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his not hid!
+1
1 hr
everything in its place
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or rather
people knowing their place
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does this mean they don't want people climbing the social ladder or is it more friendly than that?
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-06-14 21:27:16 GMT)
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or rather
people knowing their place
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-06-14 21:28:17 GMT)
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does this mean they don't want people climbing the social ladder or is it more friendly than that?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Fell
: https://tinyurl.com/y8sdxr52 Diccionario comentado del español actual en Colombia “Cada loro en su estaca” indica que cada uno debe ocupar el lugar que le corresponde
43 mins
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+2
11 hrs
to each his own
Or "to each their own" if you're gender-sensitive.
This roughly corresponds to "A cada cual lo suyo" in Spanish. The primary meaning is not quite as described for the monkey/parrot (debe permanecer donde le corresponde) but I think it's similar enough in form to throw it in here...
Cf. "cada loco con su tema "...
http://blogdeespanol.com/2016/03/cada-loco-con-su-tema/
https://diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-definiciones/cada lo...
This roughly corresponds to "A cada cual lo suyo" in Spanish. The primary meaning is not quite as described for the monkey/parrot (debe permanecer donde le corresponde) but I think it's similar enough in form to throw it in here...
Cf. "cada loco con su tema "...
http://blogdeespanol.com/2016/03/cada-loco-con-su-tema/
https://diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-definiciones/cada lo...
Reference:
https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/translation/to+each+his+own.html
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20each%20his%20own
Peer comment(s):
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Mónica Hanlan
: "Each to their own" es lo que yo pensaba. Totalmente!
6 hrs
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I reckon it kind of works, although the translation given (debe permanecer donde le corresponde) seems rather narrow.
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Marcelo González
3 days 15 hrs
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