Translation for a tattoo.....

Question

I am having a new tattoo that I want it in spanish. I want to know if this phrase is;

1. Grammatically correct
2. As close a translation as possible or is there a more common equivalent?

" La vida es una solá " --- "You only have one life"

Gracias T.

Bienvendia al foro. Welcome to the forum. - 0074b507, Apr 23, 2011

Answer 1

You don't need a tilde on the "a" in "sola".

In Spanish, it's more common to use "Solo se vive una vez".

Answer 2

So its gonna be two banners reading "To Thine Own Self Be True" intertwined with "solo se vive una vez "

I lost two friends and a husband in the last year and these words mean SO much to me

If I could post I photograph I would xxx

Thank you for your help

T.xxx

Come on. We're all more interested in where you are going to put it than what it says! :-) - 0074b507, Apr 23, 2011

That's beautiful, Tessa. I wish you the very best. - --Mariana--, Apr 23, 2011

gfreed - thats for me to know!! - tessab68, Apr 24, 2011

Answer 3

Please think about a tattoo for at least a year before you actually walk into a salon. You mind will change a dozen times during that time.

If you still want the same one after a year, then, hey, maybe it's what you really want.

Mariana - I appreciate your concerns but once you have had your first tattoo, its addictive - I love my tattoos - but please know that I am a professional woman and I love knowing that under my business suit, I have something UNUSUAL - thank you - tessab68, Apr 23, 2011

A tatoo salon? How upscale! A woman's viepoint? I thought that they were tatoo parlors? However, a piercing salon sounds right. - 0074b507, Apr 23, 2011

Answer 4

Would " solo se vive una vez " be closer to " you only live once" ?

Closer? Are those expressions really that different? - lazarus1907, Apr 23, 2011

Yes, tessa. It is in fact an almost word-for-word translation. - Oramasdude, Apr 23, 2011

Just wanted to check this out properly first - thank you for your comments xx - tessab68, Apr 23, 2011