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That's as true for looking back as looking ahead.

Spanish translation: esto es tan válido de cara al pasado como de cara al futuro


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English term or phrase:that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
Spanish translation:esto es tan válido de cara al pasado como de cara al futuro
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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English term or phrase: That's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
The context: Time doesn't work for Mick Jagger quite the same way it works for the rest of us.THAT'S AS TRUE FOR LOOKING BACK AS LOOKING AHEAD.
ystrelnikova
Argentina
y esto es tan válido de cara al pasado como (de cara) al futuro
Explanation:
Para abreviar se puede omitir el segundo "de cara", pero yo lo conservaría.
Coincido con Chriswa en suprimir el punto

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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2y esto es tan válido de cara al pasado como (de cara) al futuro
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4es lo mismo si miras al pasado, o al futurofemme
4tanto para lo vivido como lo por vivir
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
4en cuanto respecta tanto al pasado como al futuro
Aradai Pardo M
4eso es tan cierto al mirar al pasado como hacia el futuro
Hugo Carnevali
3Da igual que se trate de la retrospección o de la prospección
Deborah Lockett
2 +1(el resto de nosotros), tanto mirando al pasado como al futuroChriswa
2Da igual mirar al pasado como al futuro
Laura Rodriguez


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
Da igual mirar al pasado como al futuro


Explanation:
Supongo que quiere decir algo así, que está igual que siempre, que no pasan los años por él.

Laura Rodriguez
Spain
Local time: 12:30
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
(el resto de nosotros), tanto mirando al pasado como al futuro


Explanation:
Quizás convenga reemplazar el punto por una coma en español.

Chriswa
Argentina
Local time: 09:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
49 mins
  -> Te agradezco mucho, Mónica!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
eso es tan cierto al mirar al pasado como hacia el futuro


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Hugo Carnevali
Venezuela
Local time: 07:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
y esto es tan válido de cara al pasado como (de cara) al futuro


Explanation:
Para abreviar se puede omitir el segundo "de cara", pero yo lo conservaría.
Coincido con Chriswa en suprimir el punto



Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:30
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 76
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agree  wmpetzall: ¡Me gusta!
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Wendy - Bea
agree  Diego Carpio
1 day12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Diego - Bea
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
en cuanto respecta tanto al pasado como al futuro


Explanation:
Otra opción...

Aradai Pardo M
France
Local time: 12:30
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
that\'s as true for looking back as looking ahead.
Da igual que se trate de la retrospección o de la prospección


Explanation:
looking back in time = retrospección

looking forward in time = prospección

Deborah Lockett
Spain
Local time: 11:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
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1 day33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
tanto para lo vivido como lo por vivir


Explanation:
Otra manera de decirlo.

Y coincido con mis colegas: definitivamente habría que reemplazar el punto seguido después de "rest of us" por una coma para dar con el tono discursivo propio del español.

Suerte.

Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 08:30
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 day2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that's as true for looking back as looking ahead.
es lo mismo si miras al pasado, o al futuro


Explanation:
HTH

femme
United States
Local time: 06:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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