Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

adivinar la hora

English translation:

No idea what time it was

Added to glossary by Silvana Cecotto
Nov 25, 2022 22:18
1 yr ago
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Spanish term

Adivinar la hora

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Cuento corto
Buenas tardes,

Actualmente, me encuentro traduciendo un cuento corto sobre un hombre que padece leucemia y sufre durante el proceso de la quimioterapia.

¿Me podrían ayudar a traducir la expresión "adivinar la hora" en la siguiente oración, por favor?

Oración: "El teléfono celular sonó. Nunca adiviné la hora, pero era una fría mañana de febrero. Su voz era la misma. No hablamos de lo tarde que era, pero me contó que no podría dormirse..."

Muchas gracias por su ayuda.
Change log

Nov 27, 2022 23:11: Silvana Cecotto Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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1 day 2 hrs
Selected

No idea what time it was

Suena como una buena alternativa coloquial. Incluso en espanol "ni idea" de que hora era fluye mas natural.
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac
3 days 8 hrs
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+1
23 mins

Guess the time

Sin más contexto, parece lo más obvio.
Es extraño que diga que era una mañana y en la misma frase que no hablaron de lo tarde que era.
Peer comment(s):

agree O G V : Lo de "tarde" parece no tener que ver con la hora sino con que ya no es momento para algo (llamar) o que se ha pasado un plazo. También pueden estar en o venir de husos diferentes (por eso lo de que "no podía dormirse"). Muy poco claro en cualquier caso.
1 hr
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25 mins

guess the time

The mobile phone rang. The protagonist could never guess what time it was, but was a cold morning in February. The voice was the same, they didn't speak about how late it was but that it was impossible to sleep.
Peer comment(s):

neutral ormiston : You have mixed up the subjects (they, etc)
11 hrs
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22 mins

I could never guess what time it was

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Note added at 38 mins (2022-11-25 22:56:57 GMT)
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sorry

that should read

I never guessed what time it was
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+1
1 hr

I never worked out the time

Just as an alternative option to consider
Peer comment(s):

agree ormiston : Maybe 'I've never worked out exactly when'
10 hrs
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+1
9 hrs

I don't know when

As simple as that
Peer comment(s):

agree patinba : or "what time it was"
6 hrs
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