Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
con mucha cuerda
English translation:
who is still going strong
Added to glossary by
Wil Hardman (X)
May 10, 2007 20:40
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
con mucha cuerda
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Music
Llegan directamente desde Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos, una mítica banda del punk americano, The Morlocks, una formación a la que muchos daban por muerta, sobre todo a su líder Leighton Koizumi que está con mucha cuerda todavía.
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+8
41 mins
Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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90
Selected
who is still going strong
given the context...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks Edward!"
+2
8 mins
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
56
(who) still has a lot going on
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Peer comment(s):
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
2 mins
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| agree |
Swatchka
10 mins
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Cinnamon Nolan
: I take this to mean he's involved in many businesses or tasks.
10 hrs
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3 mins
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish , Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
to go on and on
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-05-10 20:45:33 GMT)
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/footbal...
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-05-10 20:48:48 GMT)
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http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WEATHER/04/29/tornado.video.cnn...
+1
24 mins
+1
1 hr
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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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138
who still has plenty of life (left) in him
to contrast with "que muchos daban por muerta"
Also, confirmed in the big Collins.
If you want to be colloquial/idiomatic:
"There's life in the old dog yet"
Also, confirmed in the big Collins.
If you want to be colloquial/idiomatic:
"There's life in the old dog yet"
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