vale la pena seguir con la farsa que somos??

English translation: is it really worth carrying on with the farce we have become?

16:42 Jan 12, 2006
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: vale la pena seguir con la farsa que somos??
aplicada a una relacion de dos personas
luis
English translation:is it really worth carrying on with the farce we have become?
Explanation:
an unfortunate state of affairs for sure .....

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-12 16:48:29 GMT)
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or: Is it really worth playing out the farce we are?
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David Hollywood
Local time: 05:24
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8is it really worth carrying on with the farce we have become?
David Hollywood
4 +7is it worth going on with this charade [of ours]?
JaFe (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
is it really worth carrying on with the farce we have become?


Explanation:
an unfortunate state of affairs for sure .....

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-12 16:48:29 GMT)
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or: Is it really worth playing out the farce we are?

David Hollywood
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo González: or "continuing with" // well done, David!
6 mins

agree  marisa cancellaro: the second option is even better
9 mins

agree  Francesca Callegari
21 mins

agree  Carla Monticelli
33 mins

agree  Gabriela Mejías: Excellent! the translation, I mean... not the state of affairs... jaja... Saludos desde Buenos Aires!
37 mins

agree  María T. Vargas: "Unfortunately", a very accurate translation
47 mins

neutral  neilmac: I would avoid "farce" as too literal IMO
1 hr

agree  Chelin
1 hr
  -> thx to all :)

agree  Denise DeVries: I also prefer the second option
10 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
is it worth going on with this charade [of ours]?


Explanation:
going on with / keeping up this charade

Another option that might fit.

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Note added at 4 days (2006-01-16 22:05:54 GMT)
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And just how far are we going to take this new charade of ours? Recently a hospital in the Netherlands started carrying out mercy killings of terminally ill ...
badgerherald.com/oped/ 2004/12/07/playing_god_with_liv.php - 25k -

“My dear, this charade of ours simply must end. roon.yarinareth.net/ - 94k - Cached - Similar pages

... After inhaling some smoke from her cigarette she said, "Curtis, I can't keep it up. I can't keep playing this charade of ours. It is too hard on me. ...
mwsfan.freeservers.com/tryst.htm - 26k - Supplemental Result -

if that’s where this little charade of ours tonight is heading, Make no mistake about it: I’d be Mike’s Slave in One second flat, knowing what my brother is ...
www.asstr.org/~mcstories/ PerfectMaster/PerfectMaster2.html - 26k -

Smiling, she pushed away from the ruins, "Now that we're here and no one else is around, we can drop This little charade of ours, cant we?" ...
lists.squidge.org/wws/d_read/makebelieve/ coded%20stories/xmen/brokenmasks.htm

... We've keptour secret pretty well so far because of this little charade of ours:they go out together, I meet them at a designated place, he leaves usalone and ...
www.kaex.net/files/zialcita/wedding4.html

JaFe (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber: more natural
5 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Margaret Schroeder: Más propio del inglés. I wouldn't put "of ours" at the end. It's ok without, but if it needs to be incorporated, better "Is it really worth our going on with this charade?"
9 mins
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agree  neilmac: Agree with both MJB and GW
16 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Giovanni Rengifo: I like this version better. "of ours" does not sound natural.
17 mins
  -> thanks. "of ours" is a very common ending to this type of phrase btw

agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: I've actually heard this being used in films...
48 mins
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agree  Roberto Rey
58 mins
  -> thanks

agree  David Hollywood: very nice :) I like "charade"
20 hrs
  -> thank you
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