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Spanish: "pasen y vean"

English translation: "Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen, see for yourselves.."







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Spanish term or phrase:"pasen y vean"
English translation:"Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen, see for yourselves.."
Entered by:Elizabeth Lyons
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: "pasen y vean"
Necesito la típica frase del presentador de feria (gitanos o circos de hace unos años atras) que presentaban y vendian remedios del tipo para hacer crecer el pelo y cosas así.
tambien necesito: "¡Ya paso y entrego señores!"
Alejandra Tolj
Argentina
Clarification request(s) and response
Alejandra Tolj (asker): 3:21pm May 6, 2005: Please, no se olviden de la segunda frase: "Ya paso y entrego". thanks...
Giovanni Rengifo: 3:43pm May 6, 2005: No me olvidé de la segunda frase. Lo cierto es que no la entiendo.
¿Podrías darno algo más de contexto? -
Alejandra Tolj (asker): 8:10pm May 6, 2005: está diciendo que entregará los productos que está vendiendo. "paso a entregarles"
Giovanni Rengifo: 9:44pm May 6, 2005: AleTolj, para ese "paso a entregarles", te sugiero "allow me to give you (this)" -

Step right up, (Ladies and) Gentlemen, and see for yourself! (-selves)
Explanation:
Or more commonly "Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up and see for yourselves!, etc.

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Note added at 1 hr 13 mins (2005-05-06 16:06:53 GMT)
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And sometimes, \"Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen...\" etc., I have been to these things!
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Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Note from asker to answerer
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Step right up, (Ladies and) Gentlemen, and see for yourself! (-selves)
Elizabeth Lyons
4 +4come on in and take a look
Giovanni Rengifo
5 +1Come in and see with your own eyes!
Luis Zepeda
4 +2"Come and see what I've got." "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm coming to deliver these great products!"Carmen Schultz
5 +1Come in and seemargaret caulfield
4 +1come and feast your eyes!
Paul Lambert
5come and seeRantes
4"roll up, roll up.....come on in!!!David Brown
3Roll up, roll up!JudyK
1I'm giving them awaymargaret caulfield


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pasen y vean Come in and see with your own eyes!

Explanation:
The frase was used by Hawkers and Ambulant Vendors to ask people at fairs and other locations to verify by themselves the wonders of the prducts they had to sell ("Snake Oil Vendors")

Luis Zepeda
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Maria
3 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Come in and see

Explanation:
My opinion.

margaret caulfield
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Gaby-
40 mins
  -> Thanks, gaby31
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"Come and see what I've got." "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm coming to deliver these great products!"

Explanation:
Sugerencia-

Me hace recordar un pasaje de Mark Twain en el cual dos tipos tratan de vender algo por el estilo (que no sirve) y es como se expresan dos charlatanes.

Carmen Schultz
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree JaneTranslates
25 mins
  -> Gracias!!
agree Gabriela Mejías
1 day41 mins
  -> Gracias
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pasen y vean come on in and take a look

Explanation:
-

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Tatty
8 mins
agree JaneTranslates
20 mins
agree Gaby-
31 mins
  -> Thank U all!
agree xzw
1 hr
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
come and feast your eyes!

Explanation:
come feast your eyes on our........!

common in English

Paul Lambert
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Beta Cummins: Me encanto el "feast your eyes". Delightful. Agri! : )
3 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pasen y vean come and see

Explanation:
simple

Rantes
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Roll up, roll up!

Explanation:
Not quite the same thing, but very much associated with fairgrounds to get people to buy things/go on rides, etc. Not sure if it fits here, though

JudyK
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pasen y vean/"¡Ya paso y entrego señores!" Step right up, (Ladies and) Gentlemen, and see for yourself! (-selves)

Explanation:
Or more commonly "Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up and see for yourselves!, etc.

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Note added at 1 hr 13 mins (2005-05-06 16:06:53 GMT)
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And sometimes, \"Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen...\" etc., I have been to these things!

Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree GoodWords: Para los circos etc. éste es lo que se dice. Las otras opciones no cuadran con el contexto.
9 mins
  -> Gracias, GW, :)
agree Patrice
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Patricia :)!
agree JudyK: Yes, I like this one too
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Judy :)!
agree verbis
3 days5 hrs
  -> Verbis! Hi and thanks. :0
agree Anabel Martínez
4 days
  -> Anabel, mil gracias :)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
I'm giving them away

Explanation:
????? Just a guess.

margaret caulfield
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"roll up, roll up.....come on in!!!

Explanation:
was said in my day.....

David Brown
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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