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" The one who doesn't have the remote control has no options"

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¡El que no tiene el mando a distancia no tiene opciones!.

Please help me , is this a correct translation ,and is "opciones" the right word in this phrase? rolleyes

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updated Jun 11, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by ray76
Correction mondo>mando - AntMexico, Jun 11, 2010
changed the positive to negative - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2010
Here in Bolivia they call it "el remot" :) or maybe "el remót" - not sure - ian-hill, Jun 11, 2010

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Your title is " The one who has the remote control does not have the options" but that is backwards. The one who does NOT have the remote control is the one with no options. The one who has the remote control has ALL the options.

As far as whether or not it makes sense in Spanish, I couldn't tell you.

updated Jun 11, 2010
posted by Lrtward
It was the one without it got lost somewhere,you are right. - ray76, Jun 11, 2010
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Se queda sin opciones el que no tiene el control remoto.

updated Jun 11, 2010
posted by AntMexico
Also: "Se queda sin opciones el que no tenga el control remoto" - AntMexico, Jun 11, 2010
votando - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2010
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I belive that the word "opciones" is a good option in the sentence.

I said it was not. wink Good call ray, jeje

He has no options of what? This is probably quite clear in English, but not in Spanish. You will never hear that sentence.

I suggested:

El que no tiene el mando, no tiene nada que hacer.

No tiene nada que hacer is an idiomatic expression which means: to have no options

Looks like: he has nothing to do, well, it means "there is nothing you can do about it"

Maybe some of the natives can come up with another sentence.

updated Jun 11, 2010
posted by 00494d19
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Leslie has the correct idea. Indeed the text in the title means the opposite of the text in Spanish in the post.

" The one who has the remote control does not have the options" means literally in Spanish: "El que tiene el control remoto no tiene (las) opciones.

Logically what we really want to say in either language is:

"El que tiene el control remoto tiene las opciones (tiene el poder)."

"He /she who has the remote control has all the options (has the power)"

So, kudos to Leslie!

updated Jun 11, 2010
posted by Gekkosan
tiene las opciiones...genial, no se entiende. al menos en España - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2010
Eso me tiene muy curioso. ¿Qué es lo que no se entiende? ¿Cómo lo dirías tú? - Gekkosan, Jun 11, 2010
Yes , it was meant to be the one who does not have the remote, crossed wires. - ray76, Jun 11, 2010
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"El que no tiene el mando a distancia no tiene nada que hacer" is good.

But this other sentence "El que no tiene el mando a distancia no tiene ni voz ni voto" is very used. You cannot do anything.

In other circumstances, when you say "tú no tienes ni voz ni voto", you are afirming that person's opinions are unimportant.

updated Jun 11, 2010
edited by nila45
posted by nila45
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Según la R.A.E. Opciones=Libertad o facultad de elegir.

I belive that the word "opciones" is a good option in the sentence.

updated Jun 11, 2010
posted by melipiru
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There seems to be a contradiction somewhere. The heading is 'who has' but the quote is 'doesn't have.'

And I think it should be opción.

updated Jun 11, 2010
edited by LateToDinner
posted by LateToDinner
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Se queda sin opciones el que no tiene el control remoto.

Voto por esta, esta es ideal. Gracias Morbo.cheese

Lo que sonaba mal era lo de tener opciones. Gekko, se trataba de mirar la frase en español, la que usas con tiene no me suena nada.

En efecto, falta el no, pero eso ya se entendía, vamos, digo yowink

updated Jun 11, 2010
posted by 00494d19
L frase de Morbo me parece buena, estoy de acuerdo. Por otra parte, no veo cuál es el problema con decir que "el que tiene el control remoto tiene las opciones", o viceversa. Para mi tiene sentido... ¿qué es lo que te suena raro? - Gekkosan, Jun 11, 2010