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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Porque sí nomás,

English translation:

Just because./Just for the sake of it.

Added to glossary by chica nueva
Aug 9, 2011 00:24
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Porque sí nomás,

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature cuento
Usted apareció hace un año y medio, pero el Viejo se emborrachaba desde hace mucho más, y no bien agarró ese vicio nos empezó a pegar a los tres. A Mirta y a mí nos daba con el cinto, duele bastante, pero a mamá le pegaba con el puño cerrado. Porque sí nomás, sin mayor motivo: porque la sopa estaba demasiado caliente, o porque estaba demasiado fría, o porque no lo había esperado despierta hasta las tres de la madrugada, o porque tenía los ojos hinchados de tanto llorar. Después, con el tiempo, mamá dejó de llorar. Yo no sé como hacía, pero cuando él le pegaba, ella ni siquiera se mordía los labios, y no lloraba, y eso al Viejo le daba todavía más rabia. Ella era consciente de eso, y sin embargo prefería no llorar.

'Réquiem con tostadas' (Mario Benedetti 1920-2009)

http://books.google.cl/books?id=iW5xqNhJowYC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA8...
Proposed translations (English)
5 +7 just because.
Change log

Aug 24, 2011 00:41: chica nueva Created KOG entry

Aug 27, 2011 17:22: chica nueva changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/46220">chica nueva's</a> old entry - " Porque sí nomás,"" to ""Just because.""

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Proposed translations

+7
3 mins
Selected

just because.

no explanation
Note from asker:
Thank you!
Peer comment(s):
agree Monica Colangelo
16 mins
agree Paul García
47 mins
agree Eileen Banks
2 hrs
agree Robert Anderson : That's it. What parents tell their children when they ask ?Why?
2 hrs
agree SLG
6 hrs
agree Natalie Toledo
15 hrs
agree Evans (X)
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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