All’s well that ends well, then? Not by quite a long shot.

12:52 Jun 24, 2004

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Journalism

English term or phrase: All’s well that ends well, then? Not by quite a long shot.

El texto trata sobre la aprobacion de la Constitucion Europea

Don’t relax yet
All’s well that ends well, then? Not by quite a long shot. The summit failed in another of its main tasks: choosing the successor to Romano Prodi as the president of the European Commission, a job which is a powerful one in the right hands. France and Germany backed Guy Verhofstadt, Belgium’s prime minister. But while he is liberal-minded in economics, Britain and a few allies opposed him on the ground that he wants to give too many new powers to the EU. Mr Blair resented efforts by France and Germany to push him through anyway, telling them pointedly through a spokesman that Europe’s decisions must be taken by 25 members, not “six or two or one”. An alternative, Britain’s Chris Patten—a conservative and a member of the commission—was rejected by the Franco-German camp.

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

¿Entonces todo está bien si termina bien?, ni por asomo.

Nora Bellettieri

entonces todo lo que está bien termina bien? no por mucho tiempo

cristina04

entonces, ¿lo que bien comienza bien acaba? No por mucho tiempo

Elinor Thomas

Entonces, todo esta bien si termina bien? Ni con mucho

Mapi

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13 mins confidence:

all’s well that ends well, then? not by quite a long shot. entonces todo lo que está bien termina bien? no por mucho tiempo

Explanation:
entonces todo lo que está bien termina bien? no por mucho tiempo

cristina04
Argentina
Local time: 03:47
Native speaker of:

Spanish

17 mins confidence:

all’s well that ends well, then? not by quite a long shot. entonces, ¿lo que bien comienza bien acaba? No por mucho tiempo

Explanation:
Hay un refrán por acá que dice "lo que mal comienza mal acaba."
Lo transformé para adaptarlo a tu texto. :-)

Babylon

Elinor Thomas
Local time: 03:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

1 hr confidence:

all’s well that ends well, then? not by quite a long shot. Entonces, todo esta bien si termina bien? Ni con mucho

Explanation:
me parece que podria haber una expresion idiomatica para esto, pero en este momento no se me ocurre, tendre que investigar un poco

Mapi
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

all’s well that ends well, then? not by quite a long shot. ¿Entonces todo está bien si termina bien?, ni por asomo.

Explanation:
not by a long shot: ni con mucho, ni por asomo
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Nora Bellettieri
Local time: 03:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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