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aye carrumba

English translation: Oh my Gosh / Oh my God

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Spanish term or phrase:	aye carrumba
English translation:	Oh my Gosh / Oh my God
Entered by:	Myrtha

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16:41 Aug 8, 2001

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Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: aye carrumba

found on a birthday card with the picture of a chihuahua

Darrel Anderson

Oh my Gosh / Oh my God

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The same question was posted yesterday, it has not been graded yet.

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Myrtha

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na +5

Oh, my goodness!

Jackie_A

Oh my Gosh / Oh my God

Myrtha

na +2

Aye, carrumba! / Ay, caramba!

Andrea Bullrich

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9 mins peer agreement (net): +5

Oh, my goodness!

Explanation:
It is an anglicism of the spanish expression Ay, caramba!... I would say Oh, my goodness comes very close to espresing the same feeling of surprise/pleasant admiration.

greetings...

Jackie_A
Local time: 15:51
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Spanish,

English
PRO pts in pair: 193

2 hrs peer agreement (net): +2

Aye, carrumba! / Ay, caramba!

Explanation:
I believe you don't need to translate it into English. It's not Spanish, and from what I found in the Web it's used in Enlish!
Just one of several sites:

http://www.bimmer.org/5series/messages/archive/msgsy1999w07/...
Hope to help.

Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 20:51
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