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Spanish: "bueno, milagros, ni en Loudes"

English translation: There's no such thing as miracles







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Spanish term or phrase:"bueno, milagros, ni en Loudes"
English translation:There's no such thing as miracles
Entered by:Lora Boisseau
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Spanish term or phrase: "bueno, milagros, ni en Loudes"
Is tehre an equivalent idiom in english? from an article on domestic violence -
"pero le gustó a la terapia, se fue abriendo. Hoy? Bueno, milagros, ni en Loudes"
Lora Boisseau
United Kingdom
Clarification request(s) and response
Miroslawa Jodlowiec: 11:30am Aug 19, 2004: By Loudes - do you mean Lourdes? -
Lora Boisseau (asker): 11:47am Aug 19, 2004: Yes, sorry!!!
Lora Boisseau (asker): 11:56am Aug 19, 2004: remaining context: "bueno, milagros, ni en Lourdes. El sigue pensando que tiene la razon. Ha tenido una educacion muy estricta, muy machista. pero hay mas dialogo entre nosotros. Y yo he recorbrado mi autoestima. "

Does that clarify?

There's no such thing as miracles
Explanation:
There is no direct set idiom equivalent to this phrase ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-08-19 11:47:06 GMT)
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Perhaps \"Chance would be a fine thing\" or Margarita\'s suggestion come the closest...
Selected response from:

neilmac
Spain
Note from asker to answerer
many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7There's no such thing as miraclesneilmac
4 +2Rome wasn't built in a daySarah Kersley
3Pigs might flyxxxCMJ_Trans
3not a ghost of a chance
Margarita Palatnik


  

Answers

13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bueno, milagros, ni en Loudes not a ghost of a chance

Explanation:
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Margarita Palatnik
Uruguay
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Bueno, milagros, ni en Lourdes There's no such thing as miracles

Explanation:
There is no direct set idiom equivalent to this phrase ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-08-19 11:47:06 GMT)
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Perhaps \"Chance would be a fine thing\" or Margarita\'s suggestion come the closest...

neilmac
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Note from asker to answerer
many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Álvaro Blanch: Yes. Especially if the phrase goes on to say something along the lines of "...but progress has been made". :O) :O)
5 mins
agree Sarah Kersley: You have seen the text the same way I did, and I think this is a very good way of putting it, especially, as you say, it is folllowed by '...but progress has been made'
9 mins
  -> cheers
agree AnaAngelica Amador
1 hr
  -> thank
agree Marcel Ventosa
6 hrs
  -> :-)
agree Cristina Santos
10 hrs
  -> ;)
agree Tehani
1 day7 hrs
  -> gracias
agree Nora Bellettieri
2 days11 hrs
  -> thanks for your vote of confidence
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pigs might fly

Explanation:
Do you believe in Father Christmas?

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Note added at 2004-08-19 12:31:15 (GMT)
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Having seen the rest of the sentence, it is clear that what it means is: miracles would be a tall order but......

It always helps to have more context - phrases in a vacuum are easy to misinterpret

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Rome wasn't built in a day

Explanation:
It depends on the full context. I understand the quote to be about someone in therapy and the question 'hoy?' implies 'has the person changed since being in therapy?'.

And so, the answer, ie this phrase, is something like: miracles do not exist even in Lourdes/there is no such thing as miracles/Rome wasn't built in a day.

Looking at it linguistically, ie not knowing the further context, I do see this phrase as implying that the outcome was positive but realistic, therefore I do not agree with the meaning as being 'not a hope of a chance' as this implies that the outcome was entirely negative.

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Note added at 28 mins (2004-08-19 11:53:27 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant to say \'ghost of a chance\' instead of \'hope of a chance\'. have just seen that there are now quite a few answers on the same lines as the first answer. So now I am not fully confident about my answer. I think it needs more context and we need to know whether the writer is being positive or negative about the person described.

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Note added at 34 mins (2004-08-19 11:59:39 GMT)
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Re the note added at the tope by the asker. Thanks for clarifying. I now think that my answer and neilmac\'s are the most suitable. Cannot work out how to add a note at the top with the other notes.

Sarah Kersley
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Marianela Melleda: this one gives the idea that there will progress in the future
1 hr
agree neilmac: This is the classic answer, now I've seen the context :)
10 days
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