Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sino ya sabe
English translation:
otherwise you know
Added to glossary by
Audra deFalco (X)
Nov 17, 2014 23:20
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
sino ya sabe
Spanish to English
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market survey response
Porque si promete algo, digo yo que tendrá la decencia de hacerlo sino ya sabe a que se atienen. Pero en general por lo que tengo entendido te ofrecen una buena atención
Could this be a typo for "si no"?
Could this be a typo for "si no"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | otherwise you know |
Phoenix III
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| 5 +4 | if not, he/she/it already knows |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | as he/she already knows |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
+2
35 mins
Phoenix III
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
otherwise you know
Because if she promises something, I mean, she should at least have the decency to come through, otherwise... you know... she'll have to face the consequences...
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Note added at 36 mins (2014-11-17 23:57:27 GMT)
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This is informal, very typical way of speaking, at least in South America.
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Note added at 36 mins (2014-11-17 23:57:27 GMT)
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This is informal, very typical way of speaking, at least in South America.
Note from asker:
| That's exactly as I translated it. Because if they promise something, they have to do it otherwise, you know, they'll have to face the consequences. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
2 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
150
if not, he/she/it already knows
Could this be a typo for "si no"? YES, it is a very common error.
Note from asker:
| Thought so! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Juan Jacob
: Sí, ¿no?
32 mins
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Gracias, Juan.
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| agree |
Karen Dinicola
1 hr
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Gracias, KP.
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| agree |
Judith Armele
1 hr
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Gracias, Judith.
|
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| agree |
Lydianette Soza
1 hr
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Gracia, Lydianette.
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3 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
108
as he/she already knows
is is what it means
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