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English translation: , and look, I've never had a problem


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16:30 Jun 9, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics
Spanish term or phrase: vamos
Hello all,
Any suggestion for the translation of "vamos" in the following sentence.

Lleva trabajando alli un monton de anos y nunca ha tenido ningun problema, vamos.

I'm not sure what it could mean but the speaker is not suggesting to the listener that they leave as she continues the conversation.

Thanks
translation1201
English translation:, and look, I've never had a problem
Explanation:
Digo yo.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-06-09 16:37:25 GMT)
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These nuances are capable of various interpretations but this is my guess.
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xxxFVS
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6come on
Lisa McCarthy
3 +4nothing
MedTrans&More
4 +1(and) you/one could say (that I've never had any problems.)
Jenni Lukac
4, and look, I've never had a problemxxxFVS


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(and) you/one could say (that I've never had any problems.)


Explanation:
This sounds natural to me.

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  manuel seixo: Let's say. (vamos=digamos) saludos, Jenni.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Manuel. I included "let's" and later took it out, but I think you're correct in suggesting it. (Sometimes choosing a voice is like deciding whether to put it a comma or take it out!)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
nothing


Explanation:
It basically re-inforces the statement. You could try putting something similar, such as 'ever' or 'at all', or just leave it out

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-06-09 16:37:16 GMT)
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or 'whatsoever'

MedTrans&More
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Bruni: I agree, or you could something like "shall we say"
13 mins
agree  Linda Grabner
16 mins
agree  franglish: or ... "never had any problems, really"
18 mins
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Very good rationale, well presented.
4 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
, and look, I've never had a problem


Explanation:
Digo yo.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-06-09 16:37:25 GMT)
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These nuances are capable of various interpretations but this is my guess.

xxxFVS
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
come on


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2011-06-09 16:36:01 GMT)
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I think it should go at the beginning:

"Come on, he's/she's been working there for years and has never had a problem"

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-06-09 16:39:49 GMT)
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Shouldn´t this be in 3rd person? 'Lleva' 'ha tenido'?

I think 'Hey,...' might also work here. It's as if the person speaking is a bit surprised and disagrees with the content of what the other person has said to them.

Maybe more context would be helpful.




Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Powers (PhD)
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Mike :)
agree  Lydia De Jorge
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Lydia :)
agree  NegraVera
18 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Richard Boulter: Maintaining sentence structure equivalency, this sounds better (if the source had used a semicolon before 'vamos'), but FVS's suggestion does the same thing for me.
48 mins
  -> Thanks, Richard :)
agree  James A. Walsh
51 mins
  -> Thanks, James :)
agree  eski: Close enough for me: Saludos, LisaMac! eski in Aca :))
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Eski, y saludos :)
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