"pasen y vean"

English translation: "Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen, see for yourselves.."

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Spanish term or phrase:"pasen y vean"
English translation:"Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen, see for yourselves.."
Entered by: Elizabeth Lyons

14:53 May 6, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: "pasen y vean"
Necesito la típica frase del presentador de feria (gitanos o circos de hace unos años atras) que presentaban y vendian remedios del tipo para hacer crecer el pelo y cosas así.
tambien necesito: "¡Ya paso y entrego señores!"
Alejandra Tolj
Local time: 16:11
Step right up, (Ladies and) Gentlemen, and see for yourself! (-selves)
Explanation:
Or more commonly "Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up and see for yourselves!, etc.

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Note added at 1 hr 13 mins (2005-05-06 16:06:53 GMT)
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And sometimes, \"Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen...\" etc., I have been to these things!
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Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 12:11
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Step right up, (Ladies and) Gentlemen, and see for yourself! (-selves)
Elizabeth Lyons
4 +4come on in and take a look
Giovanni Rengifo
5 +1Come in and see with your own eyes!
Luis Zepeda
5 +1Come in and see
margaret caulfield
4 +2"Come and see what I've got." "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm coming to deliver these great products!"
Carmen Schultz
4 +1come and feast your eyes!
Paul Lambert
5come and see
Rantes
4"roll up, roll up.....come on in!!!
David Brown
3Roll up, roll up!
JudyK
1I'm giving them away
margaret caulfield


Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pasen y vean
Come in and see with your own eyes!


Explanation:
The frase was used by Hawkers and Ambulant Vendors to ask people at fairs and other locations to verify by themselves the wonders of the prducts they had to sell ("Snake Oil Vendors")

Luis Zepeda
United States
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria
3 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Come in and see


Explanation:
My opinion.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
40 mins
  -> Thanks, gaby31
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"Come and see what I've got." "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm coming to deliver these great products!"


Explanation:
Sugerencia-

Me hace recordar un pasaje de Mark Twain en el cual dos tipos tratan de vender algo por el estilo (que no sirve) y es como se expresan dos charlatanes.

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneTranslates
25 mins
  -> Gracias!!

agree  Gabriela Mejías
1 day 41 mins
  -> Gracias
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pasen y vean
come on in and take a look


Explanation:
-

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 14:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatty
8 mins

agree  JaneTranslates
20 mins

agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
31 mins
  -> Thank U all!

agree  Xenia Wong
1 hr
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
come and feast your eyes!


Explanation:
come feast your eyes on our........!

common in English

Paul Lambert
United States
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: Me encanto el "feast your eyes". Delightful. Agri! : )
3 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pasen y vean
come and see


Explanation:
simple

Rantes
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Roll up, roll up!


Explanation:
Not quite the same thing, but very much associated with fairgrounds to get people to buy things/go on rides, etc. Not sure if it fits here, though

JudyK
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pasen y vean/"¡Ya paso y entrego señores!"
Step right up, (Ladies and) Gentlemen, and see for yourself! (-selves)


Explanation:
Or more commonly "Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up and see for yourselves!, etc.

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Note added at 1 hr 13 mins (2005-05-06 16:06:53 GMT)
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And sometimes, \"Step right up, come right in, Ladies and Gentlemen...\" etc., I have been to these things!

Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Schroeder: Para los circos etc. éste es lo que se dice. Las otras opciones no cuadran con el contexto.
9 mins
  -> Gracias, GW, :)

agree  Patrice
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Patricia :)!

agree  JudyK: Yes, I like this one too
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Judy :)!

agree  verbis
3 days 5 hrs
  -> Verbis! Hi and thanks. :0

agree  Anabel Martínez
4 days
  -> Anabel, mil gracias :)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
I'm giving them away


Explanation:
????? Just a guess.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"roll up, roll up.....come on in!!!


Explanation:
was said in my day.....

David Brown
Spain
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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