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la desgracia entra sin llamar

English translation: misfortune turns up unannounced

07:46 Apr 21, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: la desgracia entra sin llamar
Al igual que el post anterior, quisiera conocer posibilidades de traducción que eviten la traducción literal.


Misfortune enters without knocking
Antonio Berbel Garcia
Local time: 13:33
English translation:misfortune turns up unannounced
Explanation:
Another take.
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matt robinson
Spain
Local time: 13:33
Grading comment
Mil gracias a todos por dar vuestra contribución
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6misfortune turns up unannounced
matt robinson
4 +3misfortune slips in unbidden
Robert Forstag
3 +2sometimes disaster hits you without warning
Sophie Cherel
4misfortune comes in when it's least expected
Eileen Brophy
3sometimes bad luck just follows you around
Shilpa Baliga
3sometimes misfortune enters without asking for permission
Susanna Martoni
3misfortune just lets itself in
Susan Andrew


  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sometimes bad luck just follows you around


Explanation:
Sé que no es lo mismo, pero quizás podría funcionar.

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 13:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sometimes misfortune enters without asking for permission


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Susanna Martoni
Italy
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sometimes disaster hits you without warning


Explanation:
another suggestionIf 'disaster' is too strong for the context, you can substitute calamity /misfortune/ rotten luck etc.

Sophie Cherel
Spain
Local time: 12:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Barbara!
agree  Orkoyen (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thank you Orkoyen
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
misfortune turns up unannounced


Explanation:
Another take.

matt robinson
Spain
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Mil gracias a todos por dar vuestra contribución

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra
1 hr
agree  Susan Andrew
1 hr
agree  Manuel Aburto
3 hrs
agree  Natasha da Silva
4 hrs
agree  Kristen Jancuk
6 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
14 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
misfortune just lets itself in


Explanation:
Just another option...

Susan Andrew
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
misfortune slips in unbidden


Explanation:
This translation conveys the sense of "unwelcome intrusion" that is implicit in the original, and that the "turning up" of Matt's suggestion echoes but feebly,

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 07:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 195

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: This is nice.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil.
agree  liz askew
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Liz.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yvonne.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
misfortune comes in when it's least expected


Explanation:
Another option

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 13:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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