Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
en el aire
English translation:
willy nilly
Added to glossary by
David Hollywood
May 25, 2007 10:17
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Catalan to Spanish, and 2 more.
en el aire
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Hola, estoy traduciendo al inglés y tengo una duda con la siguiente frase: "Tampoco podemos defender al sector público pq sí en el aire, no. "
¿"En el aire" se podría entender como "a la bartola" ? Podría ser la traducción "We cannot defend the public sector without a reason, any old how, no"?
Gracias, saludos,
Lucía Pacho
¿"En el aire" se podría entender como "a la bartola" ? Podría ser la traducción "We cannot defend the public sector without a reason, any old how, no"?
Gracias, saludos,
Lucía Pacho
Proposed translations
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David Hollywood
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May 25, 2007 16:10: David Hollywood Created KOG entry
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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willy nilly
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-05-25 10:23:54 GMT)
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just for the sake of it
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-05-25 10:23:54 GMT)
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just for the sake of it
Peer comment(s):
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MikeGarcia
: David, qué hallazgo!!!!
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gracias Miguel :)
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Volens nolens they used to tell me this came from. Don´t know if the etymology is spurious!
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spot on IMO :)
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