Are English subjunctive phrases also subjunctive in Spanish?

Question

Here are some other examples of the English subjunctive.

These are sometimes termed formulaic subjunctives.

be that as it may

blessed be !

far be it from me

if it please the court

if need be

truth be told

God bless you

come what may

Heaven forbid !

perish the thought

God save the Queen

suffice it to say

Are these subjunctive in Spanish?

This was rather fun, Ian and agood exercise. - annierats, Apr 28, 2013

Yes, they are all in th subjunctive - chileno, Apr 28, 2013

Answer 1

I think for 'far be it from me' although it's not literal it also can be translated using 'lejos' in Spanish, and the subjunctive .....

Lejos esté de mi

And I believe 'suffice to say' also uses the subjunctive ...

baste con decir

'Perish the thought', yes another case of the subjunctive .... ni lo pienses or some like to say ¡Dios no lo quiera!

truth be told = la verdad sea dicha

Correct. :) - chileno, Apr 28, 2013

gracias por averiguar Chileno :) - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 28, 2013

What do you mean by "averiguar"...i knew all those... :) - chileno, Apr 28, 2013

I don't think lejos works in the context. And Kiwi, Chileno is native! - annierats, Apr 28, 2013

Oh yes, "lejos" works very well. :) - chileno, Apr 28, 2013

Else, I would've said something.... - chileno, Apr 28, 2013

Answer 2

far be it from me = que no vaya (yo) a presumir/ que (yo) no peque de presumido

suffice to say = baste decir

Thank you! - annierats, Apr 28, 2013

You're very welcome. - chileno, Apr 28, 2013

Answer 3

Yes! They are, most of them.

I've started on a few, the easy ones! Good idea, please everybody, chip in and help!

be that as it may : sea como sea

blessed be ! ¡Bendita sea!

far be it from me ?? no es para mi a decir?? no subjunctive, but there may be a better way of saying it.

God bless you --Que Dios te bendiga ( or similar, sombody more religious can help)

come what may ; Pase lo que pase

God save the Queen: ¡Viva la reina!

suffice to say : Not in the subjunctive ¡Basta!

:) thanks Annie - ian-hill, Apr 28, 2013

"suffice (it) to say - it is 3rd person singular so it should be "sufficeS it to say" but no because this is subjunctive. - ian-hill, Apr 28, 2013

See Chileno y ' Baste!' - annierats, Apr 28, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Apr 30, 2013

Answer 4

Well I'll be **** .

Who would have thought .

As I live and breath.

Imagine that .

Chance is a fine thing.

A four star general ! - ray76, Apr 28, 2013