There wasn’t anybody doing it, and there was a great need for it.”

Spanish translation: No lo estaba haciendo nadie...

19:16 Apr 1, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: There wasn’t anybody doing it, and there was a great need for it.”
there was a need for the service
sylvia
Spanish translation:No lo estaba haciendo nadie...
Explanation:
y (el servicio) era muy necesario.
That's one way of saying it. Cheers :-)
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Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:23
Grading comment
Muchas Gracias, te lo agradesco
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Aunque era muy necesario, nadie lo estaba haciendo
jmonllop (X)
4No lo estaba haciendo nadie...
Paul Roige (X)
4Nadie lo hacía y se necesitaba
Claudia Iglesias
4"nadie lo hacía y (el servicio) era muy necesario.
Marta Bianchi


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
No lo estaba haciendo nadie...


Explanation:
y (el servicio) era muy necesario.
That's one way of saying it. Cheers :-)

Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 666
Grading comment
Muchas Gracias, te lo agradesco
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Aunque era muy necesario, nadie lo estaba haciendo


Explanation:
Invertir el orden de las frases permite una mejor fraseología en español, sin perder fuerza expresiva.

jmonllop (X)
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonio de Torre Álvarez
5 mins

agree  Fiona N�voa
7 mins

agree  David Davis
12 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Nadie lo hacía y se necesitaba


Explanation:
Otra forma de decirlo :-)

Claudia Iglesias
Chile
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 242
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"nadie lo hacía y (el servicio) era muy necesario.


Explanation:
Creo que esta respuesta es más directa. Tratamos de evitar los gerunidios "ando, yendo" en español para ser más directos.
Es sólo una sugerencia.
Saludos,

Marta Bianchi
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 87
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