Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
jamás de los jamases
English translation:
never/ever
Added to glossary by
elenali
Jul 28, 2002 17:08
21 yrs ago
Spanish term
jamás de los jamases
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Jamás de los jamases hubiera pensado que algún día...
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+3
2 mins
Leonardo Parachú
Native in Spanish
Practical, reliable and to the point
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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433
Selected
I would have never ever thought...
HTH
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Es un hombre que se vuelve rico y que jamás de los jamases penso que...
He never ever thought he would be able to spend so much money... ¿Es correcto así? Leonardo...
Gracias a todos"
+9
2 mins
Never in a month of Sundays would I have thought that some day......
That's the expression we use in England, at least...
All the best,
Paul
All the best,
Paul
Peer comment(s):
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Carolina Lopez Garcia
: I love yours!!! Beautiful option.
0 min
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Thanks very much...
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Ana Juliá
13 mins
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Leonardo Parachú
: I love it too, already written it down
22 mins
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Sheila Hardie
46 mins
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aivars
: it´s definetly cool but I guess it applies best to idioms as" el dia que los chanchos vuelen"
1 hr
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Rafa Lombardino
1 hr
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Marisa_mm (X)
1 hr
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Ester Vidal (X)
: I like it!
3 hrs
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gcaddy
: I'd use this, and do regularly...
3 hrs
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+4
2 mins
Carolina Lopez Garcia
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
words are my job
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Russian to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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20
never ever
none needed
Peer comment(s):
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Magdalena Villaronga
: Simple and accurate.
11 mins
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Thanks a lot, Magdalena
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James Abraham
15 mins
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Thanks to you too, James
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Oso (X)
: ¶:^)
2 hrs
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Gracias, precioso. ~;-)
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Patricia Mazzucco
4 hrs
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Gracias, Pat
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+1
2 mins
never ever, Never on your life would you have thought that one day(some day)
larousse
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never ever would I have thought...
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Note added at 2002-07-28 17:14:10 (GMT)
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never ever would I have thought...
2 mins
Peter Bagney
Spain
Spain
Spain
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1017
Never, ever would I have,,,
another way of putting it
+3
2 mins
Rafa Lombardino
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A network of professional translators
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) , English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
227
not in a million years
"Not (even) in a million years I had thought that, one day, ..."
Nunca digas nunca!!! ;o)
Nunca digas nunca!!! ;o)
Peer comment(s):
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x-Translator (X)
35 mins
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thanx
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aivars
1 hr
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thanx
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Oso (X)
: ¡Nunca diré nunca Rafa! ¶:^)
2 hrs
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;o)
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+1
4 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
14617
never in a million years would I have thought that someday...
that's good ole U.S. English
19 mins
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Argentina
OIL, GAS, ENERGY, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1940
never! never! never!...
would I have thought that some day...
36 mins
Never in my life (had I thought someday I would)
Never in my life (had I thought someday I would)
I hope it will fit.
I hope it will fit.
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