Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
el futuro es una página en blanco
English translation:
the future is a blank slate
Added to glossary by
Dave Pugh
Aug 7, 2009 08:31
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
el futuro es una página en blanco
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
aquellos que afirman que "el futuro es una página en blanco", y quienes defienden que antes o después "la historia se repite".
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | the future is a blank slate |
Lucy Williams
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| 4 +8 | the future is yet to be written |
Ramón Ruiz López
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| 5 +5 | the future is a blank page |
Simon Bruni
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| 4 | the future is a blank sheet of paper |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
+7
34 mins
Lucy Williams
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Translator and native English copywriter
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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the future is a blank slate
another idea
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot for the help"
+8
7 mins
Ramón Ruiz López
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Minha pátria é a língua espanhola
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
the future is yet to be written
Una opción, que espero que te sirva.
Saludos.
Saludos.
Peer comment(s):
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bcsantos
43 mins
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¡Gracias!
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polyglot45
: not 'is' but 'has yet to be...' - grammatically incorrect
1 hr
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Es correcto, en serio, pero muchísimas gracias.
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David Ronder
: "is yet to be written" is perfectly grammatical, it's a dramatic usage - "my story is yet to be told", "it is done" etc.
1 hr
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Gracias. Lo de la página en blanco también es efectista en español.
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marybro
: agree with David- a dramatic rendering
2 hrs
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Muchas gracias.
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Richard Boulter
: I like this very much.
3 hrs
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¡Muchas gracias, Richard!
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Remy Arce
5 hrs
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Gracias, Remy.
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Jim Tucker (X)
: grammatically fine
5 hrs
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Yes it is. ;o) Thank you, Jim!
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Catherine Gilsenan
12 hrs
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Thank you, Catherine!
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Jairo Payan
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Gracias, Jairo.
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Alexandra Goldburt
: I think there is nothing wrong grammatically with "is yet to be written" . I would choose this option if it were up to me.
78 days
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Thanks, Alexandra. ;o)
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+5
12 mins
the future is a blank page
I think the literal translation works perfectly well here.
Peer comment(s):
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polyglot45
: I think so too
1 hr
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| agree |
David Ronder
1 hr
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| agree |
eesegura
12 hrs
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fpg22
21 hrs
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argosys
1 day 23 hrs
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5 hrs
the future is a blank sheet of paper
One more for the grist mill.
Example sentence:
The future is a blank sheet of paper.
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