Line in time

Question

That means "Line in time" in Spanish? I heard this expression in a song by Elton John, says: "Nikita is the other side of any given line in time"

Welcome to the forum! I edited your question to use proper capitalization. - rac1, Dec 1, 2012

Answer 1

"Line in time" is not often used in English. If you mean "timeline" which is much more common, then it translates best to "cronología".

The direct English equivalent of "cronología" is "chronology".

OK. I looked up the lyric of Nikita but I can't say that I know much more. He seems to be saying that Nikita is pure fantasy and totally unreachable. That she is on the other side of any line in time can't be explained other than by guesswork. What is a "line in time" for Elton John. Perhaps he means that any search for Nikita must include an attempt to localise her whereabouts at some given time but wherever you look she is on the other side of the timeline you are investigating, That is that any and all leads fail.

Sorry this is very indefinite ("woolly") in English but I don't have access to Elton John's mind.

PS Where are you from? Your user id suggests a Scandinavian origin and you say that you don't speak English very fluently.

I heard this expression in a song by Elton John, says: "Nikita is the other side of any given line in time" - eduvalag, Nov 30, 2012

Answer 2

I have no idea what the question is. What sort of time line?

I suggest : línea de tiempo, such as: La línea de tiempo es la representación gráfica de periodos cortos, medianos o largos.

but, if you give some context I'm sure we can improve on this.

literal translation in Spanish is: "Línea en tiempo", no sense. example: "Any given line in time" - eduvalag, Nov 30, 2012