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English translation: Each day that goes by I have more hope of going

16:47 Feb 7, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Spanish term or phrase: Cada día que pasa más esperanza tengo...
En una carta de adopción escrita por un niño:

Estoy muy contento esperando a que llegue mi hermanito o hermanita.
Espero a que llegue lo más pronto posible para disfrutar con él o ella.
Cada día que pasa más esperanza tengo de ir a buscarlo y cada día estoy más feliz.

As days go by, more and more I hope to go and fetch him/her,,, Gracias!
Bernadette Mora
Spain
Local time: 06:38
English translation:Each day that goes by I have more hope of going
Explanation:
Each day that goes by I have more hope of going to get him/her

There are other ways this could be expressed, obviously, but I think this is pretty close in tone/complexity. In particular, I don't think "fetch" would sound natural coming out of an (American) child's mouth in this context, but rather "go get".
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Kathryn Litherland
United States
Local time: 00:38
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5I feel more and more hopeful every day.
Robert Forstag
5Each day that goes by I have more hope of going
Kathryn Litherland
4 +1Every day I look more and more forward to...
Monica Corrigan (X)
4 +1As days go by, the more my hope grows
Ximena Novoa
4I am more hopeful with every passing day
Lydia De Jorge
4with each passing day my hope rises higher
franglish
2 +1I become more hopeful each day
liz askew


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I am more hopeful with every passing day


Explanation:
I am looking forward to

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 23:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with each passing day my hope rises higher


Explanation:
a possibility, shurely among others...

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 06:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I become more hopeful each day


Explanation:
..

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez: :)
7 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Each day that goes by I have more hope of going


Explanation:
Each day that goes by I have more hope of going to get him/her

There are other ways this could be expressed, obviously, but I think this is pretty close in tone/complexity. In particular, I don't think "fetch" would sound natural coming out of an (American) child's mouth in this context, but rather "go get".

Kathryn Litherland
United States
Local time: 00:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
I feel more and more hopeful every day.


Explanation:
This sounds much more natural than any of the options offered thus far.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 00:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 120

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa McCarthy: Yes, this is supposedly written by a child after all (or `I am more and more......')
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Lisa.
agree  Carol Gullidge
1 hr
  -> Ta, Carol.
agree  Robert West: This is what I'd put
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Robert.
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez: :)
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gaby.
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Victoria.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Every day I look more and more forward to...


Explanation:
This is what I feel the child is trying to say... just another option.

Monica Corrigan (X)
Local time: 00:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): I would definitely go for "look forward to" as this is the idiom in English, but would change the word order (Every day I look forward more and more to ...)
12 hrs
  -> Thank's, Deborah!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
As days go by, the more my hope grows


Explanation:
keeping the first bit you wrote, I think the second part goes well with it

Ximena Novoa
Local time: 06:38
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez: :)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gaby!
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