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“El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”

English translation: No pain, no gain.

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Spanish term or phrase:“El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”
English translation:No pain, no gain.
Entered by: cami1976

15:32 Jun 23, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: “El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”
Es un dicho de Colombia.
cami1976
No pain, no gain.
Explanation:
Un poco más corto, pero de uso extremadamente común en inglés.

Suerte!

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Note added at 5 hrs 52 mins (2005-06-23 21:25:30 GMT)
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(Y hasta incluye el juego de la rima que posee el original en español)

Saludos...
Selected response from:

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 03:13
Grading comment
Gracias, me parece que suena bien.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8No pain, no gain.
Daniel Coria
4 +5He that will eat the kernel must crack the nut
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
4 +3a few more:
Refugio
3 +2There's no rose without a thorn
Sheilann
4a few more:
Refugio
3Who wants curly hair, must accept the tugs
ludvig77


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
“El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”
He that will eat the kernel must crack the nut


Explanation:
Proverbs compiled by GIGA
He that will eat the kernel must crack the nut. - Proverb, (Latin) He that will
England win must with Scotland first begin. - Proverb ...
www.giga-usa.com/quotes/topics/proverbs_t173.htm - 42k - Cached - Similar pages


Lo primero que pensé fue en "el que quiere azul celeste, que le cueste". Cosa que decimos en Panamá para indicar que si quieres algo, tienes que luchar por ello.

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Note added at 22 mins (2005-06-23 15:54:46 GMT)
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http://www.spainview.com/proverbs.html
He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut = Quien peces quiere, el rabo se moje

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 01:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ludvig77: Yo también pensé en "el que quiere celeste", usado en Argentina
7 mins
  -> Gracias :)
agree  Anabel Martínez: jeje, en España hay una versión más políticamente incorrecta de los peces :) "quien algo quiere, caro le cuesta", decimos, también
14 mins
agree  x-Translator (X)
28 mins
agree  Marina Lara Petersen: You cannot eat an almond without first cracking the shell. You cannot expect to get anything without working for it. En Argentina decimos: "el que quiere celeste, que le cueste"...
3 hrs
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
“El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”
Who wants curly hair, must accept the tugs


Explanation:
The literal translation must be something like that. But it really means that if you want something you must accept the inconveniences related to that. Tug=pull... when you have your hair curlied you must accept the pulling of your hair.
La traducción literal debe ser algo similar a eso. Pero realmente significa que si deseas algo (en este caso el pelo artificialmente rizado) debes aceptar los inconvenientes derivados de obtenerlo (en este caso los tirones de cabello)

ludvig77
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a few more:


Explanation:
You've got to take the bad with the good.

To make an omelet, you've got to crack a few eggs.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Refugio
Local time: 23:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  x-Translator (X)
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Stella
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
agree  María Rebol
5 hrs
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
“El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”
There's no rose without a thorn


Explanation:
Another one

Sheilann
Spain
Local time: 08:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 day 4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a few more:


Explanation:
You've got to take the bad with the good.

To make an omelet, you've got to crack a few eggs.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Refugio
Local time: 23:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
“El que quiera marrones, que acepte tirones”
No pain, no gain.


Explanation:
Un poco más corto, pero de uso extremadamente común en inglés.

Suerte!

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Note added at 5 hrs 52 mins (2005-06-23 21:25:30 GMT)
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(Y hasta incluye el juego de la rima que posee el original en español)

Saludos...

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 79
Grading comment
Gracias, me parece que suena bien.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: ¡Ése era del cual no me acordaba! Estaba pensando algo de "you gotta take a few punches, etc.", pero claro que "no pain, no gain" lo resume :)
3 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  Vero G. Martinez
4 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  ludvig77
5 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  Mapi
7 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  Mar Brotons
10 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  x-Translator (X)
24 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  María Rebol
5 hrs
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 day 5 hrs
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