English term
Argentina
have a day
Les hago esta consulta porque esta expresión me tiene algo confundido. no estoy seguro de a que se refiere con "have a day". Está hablando de una fundación que hace obras de caridad y en este caso visitó a unos niños enfermos y les llevó regalos de navidad, y dice esto:
"XXX visited kids from 10 communities to give them presetns and to ensure that they had a day."
¿Alguna idea? Todas las sugerencias son bienvenidas.
¡Saludos a todos!
Non-PRO (1): Jaime Oriard
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Proposed translations
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
y hacer que su día fuera inolvidable
At least in US English, "have a day" would not be used to mean "have a special day," which is clearly the intended meaning here, and therefore needs to be conveyed in the Spanish.
Suerte.
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Andy Watkinson
: I'm wrong. Not "of it". Of course, "a day to remember".....
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Thank you, Andy.
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Karin Monteiro-Zwahlen
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Thank you, Karin.
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Mónica Algazi
: Esta es la idea.
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Gracias, Moni.
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MarinaM
1 day 12 hrs
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Gracias, MM.
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Mexico
15 years in technical translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, US) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
tuvieran un buen día
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Blanca Collazo
: esta es la que estoy de acuerdo. Sin querer, le di a la próxima.quería
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Gracias.
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Ramón Vázquez
7 hrs
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Gracias.
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María Luisa Balseiro
20 hrs
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Gracias.
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United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
tener su día
Mexico
Passionate about languages
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
que ellos la pasaran bien
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Blanca Collazo
1 hr
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Thank you Bianca
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Catherine Johanna Ausman Torres
1 hr
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Thank you Catherine
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Patricia di Lorenzo
1 hr
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Thank you Patricia
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SandraV
3 hrs
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Thank you Sandra
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Spain
Technical and legal Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish , Catalan , English
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 4 more.
que fuera su día
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
Discussion
Just an idea.
Is "have a day of it" US usage? If so, do they leave off the "of it" on occasions?