May 15, 2013 09:20
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
fue algo que vino a verse en mi con los años
Spanish to English
Other
Journalism
Journalism
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Spanish into American English.
It's a translation of a document about journalism.
Do you think is okay to translate as:
Getting into the teaching field, it was something that was seen in me through the years?
It's a translation of a document about journalism.
Do you think is okay to translate as:
Getting into the teaching field, it was something that was seen in me through the years?
Proposed translations
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16 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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was an idea that grew over the years
"Dedicating myself to teaching was an idea that grew over the years."
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Or:
"Dedicating myself to teaching was an idea that grew over time."
"Dedicating myself to teaching was desire that grew over time."
Record Labels 2011 - Manual Dexterity Music Zine
mandexzine.com/sixeslabels2
And I also realized I had no musical tendencies myself, so it was really just ***an idea that grew over time**. You know, hypothetically, doing a label sounded fun and ...
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Note added at 20 minutos (2013-05-15 09:40:38 GMT)
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Look Back With Longing: Book One of the Clearharbour Trilogy - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=0595366538
Suzanne Morris - 2005 - Fiction
He would be surprised to know that his very first letter was to credit, for it reawakened her desire to study ballet, **a desire that grew** so strong, she was compelled ...
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Note added at 19 minutos (2013-05-15 09:39:17 GMT)
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Or:
"Dedicating myself to teaching was an idea that grew over time."
"Dedicating myself to teaching was desire that grew over time."
Record Labels 2011 - Manual Dexterity Music Zine
mandexzine.com/sixeslabels2
And I also realized I had no musical tendencies myself, so it was really just ***an idea that grew over time**. You know, hypothetically, doing a label sounded fun and ...
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Note added at 20 minutos (2013-05-15 09:40:38 GMT)
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Look Back With Longing: Book One of the Clearharbour Trilogy - Google Books Result
books.google.com/books?isbn=0595366538
Suzanne Morris - 2005 - Fiction
He would be surprised to know that his very first letter was to credit, for it reawakened her desire to study ballet, **a desire that grew** so strong, she was compelled ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Lisa. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Emily Marcuccilli (X)
: Sounds good!
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Thanks, Emily :)
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James A. Walsh
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Cheers, James :)
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philgoddard
: Or just "becoming a teacher".
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Thanks, Phil - agree with your suggestion too :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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48
it was something (within me) that became apparent over the years
I think you can safely omit the contents of the brackets. The "en mi" can probably be taken as read...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Carol. |
6 hrs
was something that began to dawn on me over the years
Another option maybe
Note from asker:
| Is this appropriate for American English? Please let me know. Thanks. |
| Thanks for your help Julie. I appreciate it. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Carol Gullidge
: I like the "dawning" idea, but how many years did it take to begin to dawn? In this case, "begin" and "dawn" (with an idea) are more or less synonymous, so it's a bit like saying it took years for the idea to start to begin. It just needs tightening up ;)
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So more like it dawned on me over the years
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Discussion
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