traduce(translate)

Question

I thought I had escaped, but actually I went out of the frying pan into fire.

Por favor. Gracias. (in case you aren't familiar with the words). - 0074b507, Feb 9, 2011

Answer 1

Pensé que me había escapado, pero en realidad salí de Guatemala para entrar a Guatepeor.

Salir de Guatemala para entrar a Guatepeor.

Is an idiomatic phrase using the name of the country, Guatemala, and the words mala (worse) and peor (worst).

Clever. - 0074b507, Feb 9, 2011

si y sabes la acabo de escuchar en una de mis clases(yeah and guess what i heard it in one of my class) - lovelol, Feb 10, 2011

o la maestra dijo que se podia decir (de mal a peor)(my teacher said that it could also be from bad to worse) - lovelol, Feb 10, 2011

Answer 2

If you visit our Phrasebook and search for "frying" you will have 3 translations for this.

Answer 3

yo me imagino tuve escapado, pero en realidad salí de la sartén y salté en la brasa.

here i've explained the translation so you will fully understand it!

yo - i; me imagino - thought (to myself); tuve - i had; escapado - escaped;
pero - but; en realidad - actually (or in reality) salí- i went out; de - of; la sartén - the frying pan; y - and; salté (preterite "yo" form of saltar) - jumped; en- in; la brasa - the fire

hope this helps!

sorry it won't format the way i want it to - i will try and fix it again! - thetree16, Feb 9, 2011