Хуже нет, чем ждать или догонять

Spanish translation: La espera desespera

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Russian term or phrase:Хуже нет, чем ждать или догонять
Spanish translation:La espera desespera
Entered by: Lara Lonkewitsch

18:57 May 10, 2006
Russian to Spanish translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / slang
Russian term or phrase: Хуже нет, чем ждать или догонять
I have no idea what this saying means....!
Lara Lonkewitsch
Local time: 20:01
La espera desespera
Explanation:
Si se trata de un refrán, yo lo diría así: Quien espera, desespera.
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Maximova
Local time: 19:01
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1No hay cosa peor que esperar algo o tratar de alcanzar a alguien
Ekaterina Khovanovitch
5Abajo
Galina Kovalenko
4 +1La espera desespera
Maximova


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
No hay cosa peor que esperar algo o tratar de alcanzar a alguien


Explanation:
Quiere decir que estas dos cosas son las más desagradables. Se dice cuando una persona se queja de larga y desagradable espera.

Ekaterina Khovanovitch
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga Korobenko
10 hrs
  -> Спасибо

neutral  Galina Kovalenko: Я вообще-то имела ввиду английскую пословицу, а не Ваш ответ. Не обольщайтесь.
15 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Abajo


Explanation:
Lo peor de todo es esperar y perseguir/seguir lo que va huyendo/tratar de conseguir o alcanzar algo o alguien/tratar de atrapar lo que se escapa.
Suerte!

Galina Kovalenko
Local time: 02:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ekaterina Khovanovitch: Спасибо за согласие с моим ответом. :)
11 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La espera desespera


Explanation:
Si se trata de un refrán, yo lo diría así: Quien espera, desespera.


Maximova
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Сергей Лузан
2 hrs
  -> Gracias!
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