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" A woman who cannot forgive" Translation exercise ; All levels .

" A woman who cannot forgive" Translation exercise ; All levels .

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Una mujer que no puede perdonar ,

nunca debe tener más que un conocido asintiendosuperficial

con un hombre.

A woman who cannot forgive,

Should have no more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

Please correct my sentence.

This is for practice purposes and amusement only ,

but,is in answer to a members question re fidelity or forgiveness.

In the post - Love is not written on paper

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updated Aug 16, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Ray, the word "asintiendo" seems too literal. I think "superficial" would be better, but see if sylyon adds a suggestion. You can check this out: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2014502 - Jubilado, Aug 12, 2013
@Jubilado, yes that worried me , it was too easy , I could not believe that in Spanish the phrase ," nodding acquaintance" would translate across. - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
" superficial" - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Yes a "cursory or superfical acquaintance" would work OK . - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Are you saying she will probably have to forgive no matter which man she has a relationship with? big grin - 0095ca4c, Aug 12, 2013
Margherite, I am not saying anything , merely presenting a proposition for you to comment on , you may call me a coward or a pragmatist , my head is well below the parapet where ladies are concerned , once bitten etc.. - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Rey Ray, you never present a proposition without saying anything :-) That is an innate talent that you have been blessed with amigo. I love it. - 0095ca4c, Aug 13, 2013
@ Margherite, Oh dear you have sprung me ! I am a fraud a mountebank , a non substantive spruiker , a tout of tintillation. an urger , one with brown arms, these are Australianisms mi amor. - ray76, Aug 13, 2013
I love your alliteration dahling, but I think you must drop your 'n'. Do it quickly mi amor, I promise not to look. :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 13, 2013
@ Margherite , oh I dont know a little colour gives us a lift , but we cannot change it now anyway , I shall forever be a dullard a drongo and a dill. - ray76, Aug 13, 2013
quite cheeky, but so be it...titillation with two 'n's. You may have seek forgiveness from Merriam-Webster though. - 0095ca4c, Aug 13, 2013
Margherite, you said that forgiveness is the ultimate gift , this being the case I await your ultimate benevolence with trepidation hoping it may titillate my senses. - ray76, Aug 13, 2013

5 Answers

7
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Amarga, llena de odio, hueca, así se volverá una mujer que no puede perdonar. Lo mismo para los hombres.

Bitter, hateful, shallow, so becomes a woman who cannot forgive. The same thing for a man.

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updated Aug 16, 2013
posted by Jubilado
That looks like a shot from a modern TV production of "The taming of the Shrew ". - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Es verdad, bien hecho Jubilado - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
@Ray, Could be. I just did an image search and liked this one. - Jubilado, Aug 12, 2013
You get my vote, I'm too busy to think up one, but it sure applies to men as well! - annierats, Aug 12, 2013
Forgiving is up to us - forgetting is another thing. - ian-hill, Aug 13, 2013
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Sometimes when a person makes a mistake, they are hard on themselves. Sometimes the person's crime against another cuts so deep that the other person will need to forgive this mistake again and again for many years to come.

A veces, cuando una persona comete un error, él o ella castiga a sí mismo. A veces, el error de la persona es tan malo que la otra persona debe aprender a perdonar a esta persona cada día durante muchos años.

In this world are many pretenders

who insist they forgive all offenders

forgiveness must truly come from the heart

because each incident stands apart.

This on-going cycle of pain

can drive a person insane.

Sometimes we're lucky in life

and find a husband or a wife.

Hopefully, this partner will love all of you

and ignore your flaws, there may be a few. smile

You in turn should love them back

to keep this life from turning black.

updated Aug 13, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
Nice: ) - Ranman, Aug 12, 2013
Love your poem, and I would never look back. - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
Sometimes it is ourselves we need to forgive. - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
Thank you, Ranman and Pam. - 0083f5dc, Aug 12, 2013
Another great poem and words with good intent , thank you heaps. - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Keep the poems coming Jennifer - :) - ian-hill, Aug 13, 2013
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I think that is a true statement. There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. Seriously we cannot dwell or bring up the past. We need to move forward or we will carry that garbage into our next relationship if we do not forgive it is like holding on to garbage that will end up destroying us. Creo que esto es una declaración verdadera. No hay ninguna venganza tan completo como el perdón. No podemos morar o subir el pasado. Nos tenemos que adelantar o llevaremos esa basura en nuestra siguiente relación f no lo perdonamos parece a la espera a la basura que terminará por destruirnos.

updated Aug 13, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
Pam , you are a lady of surprises , you caught me out with this one , fabulous Pamela. - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Hmm my new title? - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
Muchas gracias Ray - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
"There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness" - very true and well stated. You should try it in Spanish. - Jubilado, Aug 12, 2013
Gracias Jubilado - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
I like that Pammy: ) - Ranman, Aug 12, 2013
Muchas gracias Ranman :-) - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
Great answer amiga. - 0095ca4c, Aug 12, 2013
Thanks so much Margherite, that means a lot to me. - pmikan-pam, Aug 13, 2013
6
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Tengo un regalo para ella.

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updated Aug 12, 2013
posted by sanlee
Es sólo una sugerencia... - sanlee, Aug 12, 2013
I know a few cat ladies , and one in particular who would agree with you hermanita. Thanks. - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Personally, I love cats.... - sanlee, Aug 12, 2013
Cat lovers of the world unite , woof ! - ray76, Aug 12, 2013
Good one sanlee - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
¡Muchas gracias!, Pam - sanlee, Aug 12, 2013
Un placer, I was hoping JR would see this one. - pmikan-pam, Aug 12, 2013
We once had 5 cats, a dog, at the same time.....(and they all found us). - sanlee, Aug 12, 2013
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Well, Rey Ray...in my opinion, forgiveness is the ultimate gift. I agree with you but would take it once step further...those who cannot forgive (woman or man) might best avoid everyone else on the planet because I don't think there is a single person living (or dead for that matter) who does not need forgiveness for something. Those who cannot forgove must undoubtedly think themselves perfect.

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updated Aug 13, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
The last sentence I would take exception to because , let us say you feel you need to forgive a friend, does that mean that you have judged them to have transgressed , if so what gives you the right to be the arbiter of their actions or morals ? - ray76, Aug 13, 2013
Perhaps we should be less judgemental and more pragmatic , A famous man said , "Let he that is free from sin caste the first stone". I love your new word ," forgove"is that the preterit ? - ray76, Aug 13, 2013
@Ray, re the last sentence. No, I would never feel the need to forgive. I think it would just happen, but I do feel the need to ask for forgiveness for messing up and using the preterit instead of futuro perfecto. - 0095ca4c, Aug 13, 2013
Hola amiga, bien hecho - pmikan-pam, Aug 13, 2013