ya no se cuece al primer hervor

English translation: has lost his/her bloom

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Spanish term or phrase:	ya no se cuece al primer hervor
English translation:	has lost his/her bloom
Entered by:	rysdlsl

15:58 Dec 8, 2003

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: ya no se cuece al primer hervor

"Nació in la ciudad de México y ya no se cuece al primer hervor." I have an idea that this means that a person has a great deal of experiences in life and has a tuff skin but I cannot find it in my resources, Modismos Españoles e Ingleses.

rysdlsl KudoZ activity Questions: 4 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 21:57

and has rather lost his bloom OR is now rather old

Explanation:
to lose one's bloom though not necessarily an age thing is one way to say it....

It depends on whether you want to be euphemistic or truer to the fact.

Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

Grading comment

thank you, I really could not find it in my resources, but saw that it was widely use in introduction of people.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

He/She is not that young anymore

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez

that is exactly what it means

Alfredo Gonzalez

4 +1

he's no longer in his first youth

CMJ_Trans (X)

and has rather lost his bloom OR is now rather old

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

not driven by the same passion

David Brown

not driven by the same passion

David Brown

Answers

3 mins confidence:

that is exactly what it means

Explanation:
saludos

Alfredo Gonzalez
Local time: 21:57
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 349

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

He/She is not that young anymore

Explanation:
Dependiendo del contexto significa que tiene mucha experiencia o que ya no es tan joven

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Mexico
Local time: 20:57
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 300

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

he's no longer in his first youth

Explanation:
would be my take

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getting on in years
growing long in the tooth
won\'t see 20 again

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1342

36 mins confidence:

and has rather lost his bloom OR is now rather old

Explanation:
to lose one's bloom though not necessarily an age thing is one way to say it....

It depends on whether you want to be euphemistic or truer to the fact.

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7709

Grading comment

thank you, I really could not find it in my resources, but saw that it was widely use in introduction of people.

1 hr confidence:

not driven by the same passion

Explanation:
this is someone who was young, enthusiastic, eager etc. now he is getting on a bit in years

David Brown
Spain
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 3659

1 hr confidence:

not driven by the same passion

Explanation:
this is someone who was young, enthusiastic, eager etc. now he is getting on a bit in years

David Brown
Spain
Local time: 05:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 3659

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