"Muchas han sido las noticias" en inglés

Question

En esta frase, ¿qué quiere decir "muchas han sido las noticias" en "En la historia de México muchas han sido las noticias que nos han dejado sin palabras, la nueva fuga del Chapo, ocurrida el pasado 11 de julio, casi un año y medio después de una recaptura que fue catalogada como un gran éxito... y lo fue." de este sitio web? ¿Posiblemente significa que "there have been a lot of news"? Creo que es extraño que "muchas" (está/esté?) antes de "las noticias".

Is there a question there ? - ray76, Jul 17, 2015

Answer 1

En la historia de México muchas han sido las noticias que nos han dejado sin palabras.

In the history of Mexico many have been the news stories that have left us without words.

Maybe more natural English:

In the history of Mexico many news stories have left us without words.

or

In the history of Mexico there have been many news stories that have left us without words.

Your translation cleared up my understanding. And actually, your first sentence is absolutely correct, and it is fairly often used because it sounds more "literary" and solemn. - Winkfish, Jul 17, 2015

Ahh, thank you. It just seemed weird that muchas was before han sido las noticias. - trig_king87, Jul 17, 2015

Answer 2

There has been a lot of news

Answer 3

Many have been the news that have reached my ears/office/our town

Is that bad in English?

Edit: what's in bold. (I understand that nobody talks like that anymore, but from being incorrect or not understandable? That's what I am trying to find out)

Thank you.

That depends on what you are trying to say. ;-) Are you trying to say "Many have made the news"? - Winkfish, Jul 17, 2015

Having read bosque's post, I see what you were trying to say, and you're pretty spot on, though I would add "stories" after "news." - Winkfish, Jul 17, 2015

Sounds a bit odd in my ears - trig_king87, Jul 17, 2015

It wouldn't often be said like that, but I can see a good news anchor, like Walter Cronkite (well-known old time news man) trying to make a powerful point by saying it that way. - Winkfish, Jul 17, 2015

Please read my edit. - chileno, Jul 18, 2015

Answer 4

..... muchas han sido las noticias que nos han dejado sin palbras / ..... las noticias han sido muchas que nos han dejado sin palbras. Both mean the same - the first variant is just more poetic or colorful than the second.

In Spanish "la notica" does not mean "the news of the day", as does the plural form "las noticias", but something about only one incident or notation.

In English - even though "the news" is spoken in singular - to indicate just one incident we have to say: "a news story, a piece of news, etc", so Chileno is right to question the use of the English variant.