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when it rains it pours

Spanish translation: las desgracias nunca vienen solas

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English term or phrase:when it rains it pours
Spanish translation:las desgracias nunca vienen solas
Entered by: Margarita Palatnik (X)

09:34 May 26, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / travel journal
English term or phrase: when it rains it pours
Lo mejor que se me ocurre es "todo viene junto" que me suena demasiado prosaico
Margarita Palatnik (X)
Local time: 05:21
las desgracias nunca vienen solas
Explanation:
Es una opción.

Selected response from:

Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:21
Grading comment
Esta es la que mejor transmite la idea... llover sobre mojado es una imagen de redundancia, no de multiplicación de acontecimientos buenos o malos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +12siempre llueve sobre mojado
Anabel Martínez
5 +3siempre viene sobre mojado // las desgracias nunca vienen solas
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +3las desgracias nunca vienen solas
Rebecca Hendry
5 +2"Cuando llueve, truena!"
Patricia Parten
4Todo junto, como al perro los palos.
Miguel Falquez-Certain
4Sobre llovido, mojado
valpac


Discussion entries: 1





  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
siempre llueve sobre mojado


Explanation:
la frase hecha equivalente

Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 10:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Jiménez Vallejo
1 min
  -> gracias, Diana!
agree  Javier Herrera
3 mins
  -> gracias, Javier!
agree  Anna Macip
17 mins
  -> gracias, Anna!
agree  Maika Vicente Navarro
29 mins
  -> gracias!
agree  Rocío Silveira de Andrade
1 hr
  -> gracias, Rocío!
agree  Egmont
1 hr
  -> gracias!
agree  Roxana Cortijo
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Roxana!
agree  Marina Soldati
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Marina!
agree  Lesley Clarke
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Lesley!
agree  Maria Belarra: Buena opción
4 hrs
  -> muchas gracias por el comentario, Maria :)
agree  Adriana Vozzi
5 hrs
  -> gracias!
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
10 hrs
  -> gracias, Gaby!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
siempre viene sobre mojado // las desgracias nunca vienen solas


Explanation:
Oxford

rain2 v impers llover*; it’s raining está lloviendo, llueve; when it rains, it pours o (BrE) it never rains but it pours siempre
llueve sobre mojado, las desgracias nunca vienen solas

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  daviniact
4 mins
  -> Gracias, Davinia - Mike :)
agree  Egmont
1 hr
agree  marybro
2 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
las desgracias nunca vienen solas


Explanation:
Es una opción.



Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Esta es la que mejor transmite la idea... llover sobre mojado es una imagen de redundancia, no de multiplicación de acontecimientos buenos o malos

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Macip
16 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Anna.
agree  Egmont
1 hr
  -> Thank you avrvm.
agree  marybro
2 hrs
  -> Thanks marybro.
disagree  bestwords: esta traduccion no es la mas indicada porque la expresion no siempre tiene un sentido negativo, por ejemplo se puede utilizar hablando de ofertas de trabajo, queriendo decir que de repente tienes un monton de ofertas todas a la vez.
1 day 6 hrs
agree  Lola Mezquita Sánchez
4612 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Todo junto, como al perro los palos.


Explanation:
Una opción.

Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 04:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"Cuando llueve, truena!"


Explanation:
Así tambien decimos en el Peru.

Suerte!

Patricia

Patricia Parten
United States
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Xenia Wong
8 mins
  -> Gracias Xenia!!
agree  Maria Belarra: No lo había oído aquí en España, pero con un signo de exclamación más (¡) también me gusta...
51 mins
  -> Gracias Maria!!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sobre llovido, mojado


Explanation:
Así se dice en Argentina.

valpac
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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