Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la vida me fue llevando por otros caminos
English translation:
life started taking me down different paths
Added to glossary by
Henry Hinds
Mar 20, 2003 15:16
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
la vida me fue llevando por otros caminos
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
simplemente eso.
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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life started taking me down different paths
...different roads, in different directions, etc.
Creo que "me fue llevando" debe traducirse "started taking me"; las demás opciones son todas válidas.
Think outside the box.
Creo que "me fue llevando" debe traducirse "started taking me"; las demás opciones son todas válidas.
Think outside the box.
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Comment: ":) "
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Andrea Wright
Native in Spanish
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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life lead me to other paths
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Note added at 2003-03-20 17:56:52 (GMT)
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admito mi error y acepto la corrección del colega:
LED no lead
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Note added at 2003-03-20 17:56:52 (GMT)
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admito mi error y acepto la corrección del colega:
LED no lead
Peer comment(s):
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Margaret Schroeder
: "led", not "lead"
2 hrs
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Mis disculpas por el error ortográfico, pero no creo que sea una razón para un disagree
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Sol
: de acuerdo con tigo, Andrea, la frase está bien, el error fue solo de ortografía
2 hrs
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Gracias Sol!! ;)
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Refugio
: In this case, it is more than merely orthographic. It is a distinction between present and past tense.
5 hrs
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mi intención era "led" fue un error.
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Paul Lambert
United States
United States
Native in English
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Quality translations in perfect English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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life took me down other roads
similar to above
Peer comment(s):
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Berry Prinsen
1 hr
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| agree |
Mijo Schyllert
: prefer paths though
7 hrs
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me too actually!!!
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24 mins
life lead me down other paths
more poetic
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Note added at 2003-03-20 17:50:12 (GMT)
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Tienes razón, así lo iba a poner pero Andrea me mareó, jajaja. El \"lead\" que se pronuncia \"led\" es el del plomo, qué plomazo :)
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Note added at 2003-03-20 17:51:18 (GMT)
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Errata:
LIFE LED ME DOWN OTHE PATHS.
LED, no lead
El \"lead\" que se pronuncia \"led\" es el del plomo, qué plomazo :)
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Note added at 2003-03-20 17:50:12 (GMT)
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Tienes razón, así lo iba a poner pero Andrea me mareó, jajaja. El \"lead\" que se pronuncia \"led\" es el del plomo, qué plomazo :)
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Note added at 2003-03-20 17:51:18 (GMT)
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Errata:
LIFE LED ME DOWN OTHE PATHS.
LED, no lead
El \"lead\" que se pronuncia \"led\" es el del plomo, qué plomazo :)
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Margaret Schroeder
: "led", not "lead"
1 hr
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| agree |
Andrea Wright
: todos nos podemos equivocar Sol... concuerdo contigo!!
2 hrs
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| agree |
Sandra OLIVER
: with the execption of the "verb" error, i think this one conveys the best poetic sense...
7 hrs
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life took me by other roads/ways
I was taken for different ways/roads along my life
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life took me in other directions
or in different directions, but I prefer other, and also prefer directions to roads or paths
Peer comment(s):
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Margaret Schroeder
1 hr
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Thanks
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Mijo Schyllert
: very good, sounds v. English
6 hrs
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Thank you
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4 hrs
life took me down [or led me down] other paths
took me down OR
led me down
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Note added at 2003-03-20 19:24:29 (GMT)
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OK whoever got it first above.....
led me down
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Note added at 2003-03-20 19:24:29 (GMT)
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OK whoever got it first above.....
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