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vaya con dios

English translation: May god be with you

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Spanish term or phrase:vaya con dios
English translation:May god be with you
Entered by: Katherine Matles

18:34 Mar 18, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: vaya con dios
vaya con dios
joey
May god be with you
Explanation:
I think it sound more english to say "May God be with you".
Native speaker

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Note added at 2002-03-18 18:38:53 (GMT)
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Here\'s a good example!
Vaya Con Dios ( May God Be With You )
Vaya Con Dios ( May God Be With You ). Words and Music
by Larry Russell, Buddy Pepper and ...
home.istar.ca/~townsend/pop_standards/vaya_con_dios.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
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Katherine Matles
Spain
Local time: 20:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13May god be with you
Katherine Matles
5 +1Go with God
Marian Greenfield
4 +1Goodbye
Serge L
4 +1God bless
Sheilann
4bye!
MIGUEL JIMENEZ
4Godspeed
Fiona N�voa


  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Go with God


Explanation:
Vaya = 2nd person imperative of ir = to go

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14617

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maria-Jose Pastor: said at the end of a religious ceremony
1 hr
agree  Berry Prinsen: in Spain it is mostly used for wishing you a good trip
1 hr
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
May god be with you


Explanation:
I think it sound more english to say "May God be with you".
Native speaker

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Note added at 2002-03-18 18:38:53 (GMT)
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Here\'s a good example!
Vaya Con Dios ( May God Be With You )
Vaya Con Dios ( May God Be With You ). Words and Music
by Larry Russell, Buddy Pepper and ...
home.istar.ca/~townsend/pop_standards/vaya_con_dios.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Katherine Matles
Spain
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 867
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thierry LOTTE: por supuesto
2 mins
  -> gracias :-)
agree  Bill Greendyk
2 mins
  -> Thanks William ;-)
agree  Oso (X): ¡Abrazos desde California! ¶:^)
3 mins
  -> Más abrazos desde Valencia (Estamos en Fallas :-))))
agree  Gustavo Carias
6 mins
  -> Gracias Gustavo!
agree  Felipe Castillo Ruiz
10 mins
  -> Muchas gracias!
agree  gabyattol
16 mins
  -> Many Thank yous! .-)
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): The best option #:)
40 mins
agree  swisstell: I won KudoZ for this some weeks ago. Glossary!
51 mins
agree  Andrea Bullrich
1 hr
agree  mgonzalez (X)
1 hr
neutral  Maria-Jose Pastor: not common usage outside of religious settings
1 hr
agree  SusyZ
2 hrs
agree  CNF: pasala lindo en las fallas!
2 hrs
agree  lalechuga (X)
3 days 22 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Goodbye


Explanation:
a common and less religious alternative...

HTH,

Serge L.


    experience
Serge L
Local time: 20:02
PRO pts in pair: 202

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
God bless


Explanation:
Or god bless you. My grandmother used to say "God bless" as a farewell.

Sheilann
Spain
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 886

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola Nobizelli
22 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bye!


Explanation:
Simply bye!

It is what older people would say for farewell.

miguel

MIGUEL JIMENEZ
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 151
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Godspeed


Explanation:
an expression of good wishes for a person's success and safety.

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Local time: 19:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 222
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