Meaning of queda here

Question

Hi, can anyone translate this phrase for me please?

"Tengo 35 y él tiene 25. Él tiene el mundo por delante y a él le queda más que a mí."

For some context, it's Casillas talking about De Gea.

I can't for the life of me figure out if he means that there remains more to De Gea than him or if he is saying De Gea will stay longer than he did.

What does queda in this context mean?

Welcome to SpanishDict. - rac1, Mar 30, 2016

It seems to me that both are taking a dim view, they have a lot of time or alot of mundo ahead of them! - annierats, Mar 30, 2016

Answer 1

Hi,

Without being really sure, I can guess that with the verb "quedar" he is referring to the remaining life time of De Gea is more than his, as mentioned firstly, He is 35 and De Gea 25. So that he says : "Remains (the life time) him more than me."

I don't have any clue about "tener el mundo por delante" it may be something like "He has a future ahead". I also would like to figure out what is meant with that sentence.

Answer 2

...y a él le queda más que a mí.

... y for him (there) remains more than for me.

Answer 3

My translation would be: "I am 35 and he is 25. He has the world in front of him and for him there is more than for me."

A more free translation might be: "I'm 35 and he's 25. For him there lies more world ahead than for me."