"Age is not important, " Translation exercise , all levels .

Question

La edad no es importante, a menos que seas un queso.

"Pero solo por el queso." ¿ Es esto mejor ?

Age is not important, unless you are a cheese.

Correct my sentence please . I believe it , do you ?

Or a fine wine! - rac1, Jul 18, 2012

Hi Ray....shouldn't we say "unless you are cheese" or "unless you are a piece of cheese"? - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

for the English part of your sentence. :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

A menos que - Eddy, Jul 18, 2012

Unless you're a cheese is fine, Australian Cheddar is excellent, but not as good as Canadian Cheddar..Double GGlucester is well, twice the cheese.. - annierats, Jul 18, 2012

Funny... - anhelica, Jul 18, 2012

I never miss the swiss but I always geta the feta! :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

Thanks Eddy , I missed that . - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Thanks Eddy , I missed that . - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Hi Margherita, no that would change the meaning , it is not saying that , you yourself are a piece of cheese , but that a cheese ages well. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Rac1 , yes I prefer the vintage wine simile much better , my Doctor who is 88 has a sign on his wall " I am not old just better ! ". - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Annie you are right , we have a "King Island " triple Brie and a Blue which are to die for. And of course the best wines in the world, - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Ser un queso is not used. You can say A menos que se trate de un queso o que tenga que ver con un queso. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Francobollo, it is saying = that age only matters for a cheese , it is not implying that it is you that is the cheese . English has a bad habit of assuming that one understands the content as well as the context. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

I totally understand your meaning in English. I just wanted to point out that you cannot express it the same way in Spanish. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Yes I realised that Francobollo , it was the Spanish phrase that was not correct , iit is one of those things which do not make sense when trying to transpose word for word , I really appreciate your help , so many do not take the trouble to explain , but - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

you do , so thank you so much , good luck mate. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 1

La edad no es importante. Díselo a mis rodillas.

Age is not important. Tell that to my knees.

Alimente sus rodillos con colágeno, glucosamine y chondroiten. Se va a sentir mejor. - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

I don't run now because I have a 'runner's knee' and the supplements work well. I use a good knee brace (Mueller) to exercise and it helps a lot...the small band you place under your knee. - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

I am a runner, don't have runners knee but what supplements do you take? - pmikan-pam, Jul 18, 2012

Margherite, ya uso las tres cosas mezclados. Se llama "Colágeno Plus" - Eddy, Jul 18, 2012

Hi pam...glucosamine, chondroiten and collagen mix. If you want the brand let me know. - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

I tried all of those , but resorted to " Magnesium " and a good fish oil, and i have no trouble whatsoever no aches or pains and i walk a lot and fast . You may try going bare foot more or a good walking sandles , keep away from shoes and socks - ray76, Jul 18, 2012

Better try "sandals". And good luck. - ray76, Jul 18, 2012

Eddy --- Díselo a mis rodillas. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Thanks. - Eddy, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 2

I am in agreement, one should look at the heart of a person, and a person 100 years old can be young, if they are young at heart. Secret for staying young: Live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age. Lucille Ball.

!bien dicho pmikan-pam, de acuerdo! - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

Muchas gracias Margherite! - pmikan-pam, Jul 18, 2012

Especially the lying part . - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

JeJe ray - pmikan-pam, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 3

Está bien y es bueno para negarse a discriminar a alguien por su edad o falta de ella; sin embargo no estoy de acuerdo con la idea de que la edad no es importante. And this has no reference to one's physical condition, physique or attractiveness. If age is unimportant, then surely one must regard and react to a three-month-old infant in the same manner as a three-year-old child or someone of 13, 23, 33, ... or 73 years of age. A los setenta años, me siento que me merezco, y espero que a ser tratado con un cierto grado de cortesía y dignidad, que yo no merecía ni esperaba cuando tenía veinte años. Just as cheese and wine will either improve or spoil with age, so it is with people.

Hi Lector, you point is well taken. When I read Ray's original exercise, after seeing the photo, I assumed he was referring to old age and physical condition. :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

Forgot to say that I don't believe the number is important. They say you are only as old as you feel and if you are physically fit, you can feel young no matter what the numbers are. - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

I am always trying to point out that ones mental attitude is paramount , consider this , will a blind person react to an eighty year old differently than to a 40 year old , of course not , then it must be our perceptions which are wrong. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Uhh, Ray, I have actually seen a blind person react to a 90 year old differently than she did to a twenty year old --- she expected the young one to assist HER, while she intended to assist the old one. - Lector_Constante, Jul 21, 2012

Answer 4

It's not important if you've got $10,000,000.

Estoy de acuerdo contigo. - annierats, Jul 18, 2012

If you don't have $10,000,000 and you don't have your health either, you're in double trouble I think. - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

Money cannot buy health or happiness , but it sure makes it more bearable if you do not have those two . - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

El dinero ayuda, pero a veces la juventud puede hacer milagros que el dinero no logra. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 5

No esperes a la Navidad para pasar una Nochebuena .

This means: Get on with it, whilst you can!

!de acuerdo.. puede que nunca haya un "mañana! - 0095ca4c, Jul 18, 2012

Ido I do I do i do , da da da daaa, i think there is a song there somewhere . You are so right annie. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 6

I agree, age is not important if you keep both your mind and your body physically fit. I've met some older guys who are really hot and some younger guys who think exercise is a dirty word and they feel like pudding when you dance with them (yuk). My favourite exercise quote is "muscles know no age" and it's true...start using them and they will bounce back.

Answer 7

Age is not important until it is.

La edad no es importante hasta que comienza a serlo.

Or, until you allow it to be , but i realise it is sometimes out of our hands , we just have to accept whatever happens and do our best . - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

I find that the worst part of being old , are the expectations of other people that one is now infirm and incapable of contributing ,I dislike the " Invisible Zone " one is placed in sometimes . - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

This couple is living proof that age does matter. He left her for a younger woman. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Maybe his expectations are too high , pity because they look well together , but who knows what their emotional life is like. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

I read that he wanted to have children, and not hers by her first husband. Sad reality. - JoyceM, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 8

No estoy de acuerdo con que la edad no importa. En este mundo hedonista, la edad importa muchísimo. Para conseguir trabajo, pareja y tener éxito, es más fácil cuando se es joven que cuando uno es mayor.

Estamos obsesionados con el "look" y la lozanía de la juventud. Esto no quiere decir que esté de acuerdo con aquellos que discriminan a los mayores, pero es una cruel realidad con la que hay que lidiar.

Sadly I think that you are correct , but doesn't that mean we must try and change the wrong attitudes that "some' people have ? - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

Absolutely. A forum like this where members come from every walk of life, race, sex, age group, is the perfect platform to spread the message. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Good on you mate , great to meet a "like mind". - ray76, Jul 19, 2012

In Japan they revere and respect the older people. The older I get, the more I see the wisdom of that approach. :) - JoyceM, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 9

If you have money it is not important and you are accepted. If you have no money you are a perv and a social outcast.

...unless you live in Arkansas.:) - Ranman, Jul 19, 2012

I do not understand the term " a perv " If you are a social outcast , i must ask from which society are cast out from , you set out some interesting propositions my dear friend. - ray76, Jul 19, 2012