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Llega el ¡caos!

English translation: Chaos is here!

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Spanish term or phrase:Llega el ¡caos!
English translation:Chaos is here!
Entered by: Henry Hinds

23:38 Feb 20, 2010
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Spanish term or phrase: Llega el ¡caos!
Se trata del título de un artículo en el que se estudia el zapping bajo el prisma de la teoría matemática del caos.

Busco una versión sencilla y coloquial, por mi parte tengo:

"Here is ¡chaos!"
"Here comes ¡chaos!"
"Here comes the ¡chaos!
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 17:37
Chaos is here!
Explanation:
Ya
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 09:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Chaos is here!
Henry Hinds
4 +3Chaos comes!
Jennifer Levey
4 +1Chaos is here (to stay)!
Liliana Galiano
4Chaos is in the house!
Gloria Rivera
4Chaos theory rules!
Evans (X)
4The chaos begins!
Kate White
3Recipe for chaos// Chaos guaranteed
polyglot45
3Chaos is upon us!
claudia16 (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Chaos is here!


Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 09:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 104
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Liliana Galiano: No me di cuenta que es parecida a la tuya, pero yo quería colocar (to stay).
9 mins
  -> Maybe.
agree  Lydia De Jorge
32 mins
  -> Gracias, Lydia.
agree  Remy Arce
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Remy.
agree  Evelyn Dench
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, EPCS.
agree  Carolina Brito
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Britos.
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Chaos is in the house!


Explanation:
Hi,
Just a different option.
Gloria


    Reference: http://www.nbcolympics.com/kntv/news/newsid=431345.html
Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 08:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Chaos is here (to stay)!


Explanation:
An option.

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Note added at 50 mins (2010-02-21 00:29:22 GMT)
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Creo que Chaos is here to stay suena completo como título.

Liliana Galiano
Argentina
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graciela Guzman
20 mins
  -> Gracias Graciela.
neutral  Lydia De Jorge: Nothing in the context indicates that chaos is permanent.
26 mins
  -> ? It's my choice for the heading.fo
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Chaos comes!


Explanation:
But if I were the author of this piece, and not a mere translator, I'd put:

Chaos Cometh!

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): "Chaos cometh" is brilliant, because of the alliteration and because by using archaic language for a very modern phenomenon, it sounds zany!
5 hrs
agree  neilmac: Like the iceman, "cometh" is cool :)
10 hrs
agree  Gerardo Garcia Ramis: Indeed, cometh ruleth and rocketh.
13 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Recipe for chaos// Chaos guaranteed


Explanation:
Since you want a title, no need to be too literal !

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Chaos theory rules!


Explanation:
Given your context, this might work. It's a common enough saying - .... rules! Often appears in graffiti as ".... rules, ok!

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-02-21 12:34:01 GMT)
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Or just "chaos rules!" if you don't want to give too much away in the title

Evans (X)
Local time: 16:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Chaos is upon us!


Explanation:
x

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The chaos begins!


Explanation:
or alternatively "sliding towards chaos" but this translation isn't so close to the original

Kate White
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: English
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