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Spanish: tener los días contados

English translation: ..days are/were numbered







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Spanish term or phrase:tener los días contados
English translation:..days are/were numbered
Entered by:Lydia De Jorge
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Art/Literary - Folklore / an article about a flamenco festival
Spanish term or phrase: tener los días contados
Di por hecho que aquello (the flamenco festival) *tenía los días contados*...
Patrick Ulmer
Spain
..days are/were numbered
Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-03-30 14:31:31 GMT)
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I assumed that its (the flamenco festival) days were numbered.
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Note from asker to answerer
This is indeed the term I was looking for... many thanks!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5..days are/were numbered
Lydia De Jorge
4on (the) verge of disappearing
patricia scott
4..was on its last legs
David Cahill
3had it coming
Satto (Roberto)


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
had it coming

Explanation:
; )

Satto (Roberto)
Colombia
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
..days are/were numbered

Explanation:
,

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-03-30 14:31:31 GMT)
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I assumed that its (the flamenco festival) days were numbered.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
This is indeed the term I was looking for... many thanks!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Richard Jenkins: Yes!!
4 mins
  -> thanks Richard!

agree Jo McAuley
9 mins
  -> thanks Jo!

agree Jan Castillo
10 mins
  -> gracias Jan!

agree Andy Watkinson
13 mins
  -> thank you Andy!

agree Barbarella_75: i agree...
1 day7 hrs
  -> thanks so much Barbarella!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
..was on its last legs

Explanation:
Suerte

David Cahill
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
on (the) verge of disappearing

Explanation:
You could use "countdown" maybe

patricia scott
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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