Español for una camiseta

Question

Im designing t-shirts for our groups trip to Mexico and I'm having trouble with the translation of our slogan. "Going the distance to make a difference. " Can anyone help me find good translation that isn't just word for word translation, but catches the meaning too.

va la distancia para hacer una diferencia?

So far that's what I've found, but it doesn't seem quite right.

We have a poet in the forum! Please read Mediterrunio's answer.... It's great and it translates Courten's original English - gone, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 1

Oh but I think we should keep the rhyme! It's more effective.

¡Vamos a la distancia y hacemos una diferencia!

good call on the ryhme! Thats great too! You guys are so helpful! - Courtenaymomma, Jan 26, 2011

Sorry to rain on your parade, but distancia and diferencia do not rhyme... Sorry! - gone, Jan 26, 2011

so far, this is the best translation - mediterrunio, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 2

Afrontando con audacia el desafío de la distancia

Now we're talking.... Great (can you change desafio for reto?)... I'm voting! - gone, Jan 26, 2011

the problem is that ´reto´ sounds ambiguous in that phrase (to me) - mediterrunio, Jan 26, 2011

OK... Great contribution. Thanks! This is one of the postings I enjoy working on - gone, Jan 26, 2011

By George, I think he's got it!! (nice!) - margaretbl, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 3

Sorry Sabor ... In Spanish we only have two kinds of rhymes. And the text we're referring to is in Spanish.

La rima

Hay dos tipos de rima en la poesía española, la asonancia y la consonancia. En los dos casos, la rima se basa en el final del verso poético desde la última vocal acentuada. En la rima asonante, sólo se riman las vocales, así que "casa" y "drama" se riman porque las dos palabras terminan en a – a. Cuando se describe la rima asonante, normalmente se denotan sólo las vocales: a – a, e – i, etc. A veces no se riman todos los versos; por ejemplo en el romance se riman sólo se riman (en asonancia) los versos pares.

En la rima consontante, todos los sonidos, vocales y consonantes, se riman: "casa" y "basa." Cuando se describe la rima consonante, se usa un sistema de letras para simbolizar todos los sonidos que se riman. Por ejemplo, una rima denotada por abba tendrá palabras que terminan de igual manera en los versos 1 y 4, y otras palabras que terminan igualmente en los versos 2 y 3:

Hizo matar a su mujer, y habiéndose ejecutado, mandó, a la mesa sentado, llamarla para comer. a b b a

Finalmente, la tradición es usar minúsculas para versos de 8 síilabas o menos con rima consonante y mayúsculas para versos de 9 sílabas o más:

Hijo, el paterno amor, que nunca cesa de amar su propia sangre y semejanza, para venir facilitó la empresa; que ni cansancio ni trabajo alcanza

A B A B

gracias para explicacion de rima. - Courtenaymomma, Jan 26, 2011

De nada ... That's why I love Mediterrunious choice. It rhymes and is closer to the original text in English - gone, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 4

Caminando hacia el cambio

Avanzando hacia el cambio

Recorrido hacia el cambio

Hmm, I like the first one best, how about Vamos en camino del cambio! (this is fun!) - margaretbl, Jan 26, 2011

See mediterrunio's choice... He even rhymed it... I think his is a winner! - gone, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 5

Sorry Usarenzo, there are more kinds of rhyme than perfect rhyme.

In the general sense, general rhyme can refer to various kinds of phonetic similarity between words, and to the use of such similar-sounding words in organizing verse. Rhymes in this general sense are classified according to the degree and manner of the phonetic similarity:

syllabic: a rhyme in which the last syllable of each word sounds the same but does not necessarily contain vowels. (cleaver, silver, or pitter, patter)

imperfect: a rhyme between a stressed and an unstressed syllable. (wing, caring)

semirhyme: a rhyme with an extra syllable on one word. (bend, ending) oblique (or slant/forced): a rhyme with an imperfect match in sound. (green, fiend; one, thumb)

assonance: matching vowels. (shake, hate) Assonance is sometimes used to refer to slant rhymes.

consonance: matching consonants. (rabies, robbers)

half rhyme (or sprung rhyme): matching final consonants. (bent, ant)

alliteration (or head rhyme): matching initial consonants. (short,ship) --Wikipedia

Sabor .... In Spanish we only have 2 types of rhymes. Read my comment... Thanks! - gone, Jan 26, 2011

you are absolutely right, but I think rhymes are more restricted in Spanish - mediterrunio, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 6

Hacemos una diferencia is a literal translation... Sorry about that too

Answer 7

How about something like 'Vamos para hacer un cambio'

I like that. I like that it's short, but still gets the point across! Thanks! - Courtenaymomma, Jan 26, 2011

You're on the right track! See my new answers and let me know what you think - gone, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 8

I was also thinking about maybe just having Vamonos or Vamos on them and then the rest in English if I don't come up with something that flows right.

I have given you 3 more choices...¡ Buena suerte! - gone, Jan 26, 2011

Answer 9

Here's my two cents:

Trabajamos o trabajando duro para lograr un cambio

Esforzándonos para lograr un cambio

It's for a road trip though Usar, can you come up with anything more for people who want to stand out as travellers? something a bit more fun perhaps? je je - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 26, 2011

Do you think if these t-shirts were printed in English they would stand out as travelers? - gone, Jan 26, 2011