Para presumir hay que sufrir

Question

How does "para presumir hay que sufrir" translate please.I have tried the translation page,my dictionary and the phrasebook but nothing seems to make sense.

por favor como traducir "para presumir hay que sufrir".He intentado de la página de traduccion,mi diccionario español y el libro de frases pero me comprendo nada.

Answer 1

"Before you attain, you must put in your time" or "To look good, you must primp" or "To shine you must first suffer"

Its like before you can wear stud earrings you must suffer through getting your ears pierced.

To have your hair look good you must suffer through a trip to the beauty shop.

To have a show off body you must first excerise.

Thank you colver. I.e. Pour etre belle, il faut soufrir. French for the same thing. - annierats, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 2

para presumir hay que sufrir

Have a look at this dictionary entry: presumir Keep in mind the qualities such as "show-off" "vanity", ideas like "too big for his boots", think of the phrase "Pride comes before a fall".

Literally, we're looking at something roughly, (depending on how we read "presumir"), like the afore mentioned "pride comes before a fall" the idea is that if you have an elevated, perhaps arrogant view of yourself somebody at some point will cut you down. There's always somebody or some situation that will better you. ... so they say...

thanks i looked at "presumir" and learned even more,i never knew it could mean so much - Gez, Oct 17, 2011

Interesting take. I would think that in that case it would be "por" but I'm just guessing. - samdie, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 3

Approximate translations below, a native speaker will hopefully supply a better translation. I think the meaning tallies with these two versions on a similar theme:

Il faut soufrir pour etre belle.

No pain, no gain.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree, see Birdland belwo! - annierats, Oct 17, 2011

Hey, that's pretty good too, I reckon that's a good take on it. - lagartijaverde, Oct 17, 2011

We await enlightenment! - annierats, Oct 17, 2011