It's a man's life

Spanish translation: la vida de hombres valientes

12:16 Jan 31, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: It's a man's life
"It's a man's life in the spearmen regiments..."
xavier
Spanish translation:la vida de hombres valientes
Explanation:
In a military context this might be suitable.

HTH

Sheila


1. Billy the Kid ha venido a personificar mucho de lo bueno y lo malo del Oeste Viejo: la vida sin leyes, la vida de hombres valientes, y la vida libre.

http://www.nmia.com/~btkog/spanish.htm
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Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 20:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Es la vivencia (experiencia) de un hombre ...
E-nauta
4 +1es vida de hombres
Alisu S-G
4es la vida de un verdadero hombre
Robert INGLEDEW
4Es la vida de un hombre...
Gloria Towle
4la vida de hombres valientes
Sheila Hardie
4Es esa la vida de un hombre.
Stefanie Garcia
3Es toda una vida
Teresa Duran-Sanchez


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
es la vida de un verdadero hombre


Explanation:
I added the word verdadero (real) to convey the meaning better.

Robert INGLEDEW
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
es vida de hombres


Explanation:
otra opción

Alisu S-G
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Nora Escoms
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Es la vivencia (experiencia) de un hombre ...


Explanation:
¿Por qué no traducir "life" por "vida" en este caso? porque no se dedica toda la vida a una sola cosa. En su lugar se pasan etapas de la vida, es decir, son conjuntos de vivencias relacionadas.

Así lo expresaría yo.

Saludos.

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Note added at 2002-01-31 13:23:16 (GMT)
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En este caso la \"sola cosa\" es pertenecer a los \"spearmen regiments\", que no tiene connotaciones reproductivas, sino que son un cuerpo militar de tierra de larga tradición.

E-nauta
Spain
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Robert INGLEDEW: Es una buena opción.
17 mins
  -> Gracias, Roberto

agree  Juan Kriete
27 mins
  -> Gracias, Juan

agree  Marisa Pavan
14 hrs
  -> Gracias, Maripa

agree  O María Elena Guerrero
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  -> Gracias, Mary
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Es la vida de un hombre...


Explanation:
Suerte

Gloria Towle
United States
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Es toda una vida


Explanation:
Pfff, I don´t know, I need more context! Has this person spent "his entire life in the spearmen regiments"? In that case, this might be the right translation...

Teresa Duran-Sanchez
Spain
Local time: 19:08
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la vida de hombres valientes


Explanation:
In a military context this might be suitable.

HTH

Sheila


1. Billy the Kid ha venido a personificar mucho de lo bueno y lo malo del Oeste Viejo: la vida sin leyes, la vida de hombres valientes, y la vida libre.

http://www.nmia.com/~btkog/spanish.htm

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 20:08
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Es esa la vida de un hombre.


Explanation:
I think, is the best way to say it.

Stefanie Garcia
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