y todo esto, ¿para que?

English translation: and all this for what?

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Spanish term or phrase:	y todo esto, ¿para que?
English translation:	and all this for what?
Entered by:	Andrea Macarie (X)

16:14 Feb 13, 2006

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Spanish term or phrase: y todo esto, ¿para que?

"and why all this?"

o mejor "and all this, what for?"

Andrea Macarie (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 380 (5 open) (4 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 157 Spain
Local time: 22:48

and all this for what?

Explanation:
And all this... for what?

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Note added at 1 min (2006-02-13 16:15:47 GMT)
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Waterbraguette: Washington, grow up!
And all this for what? Do you think this is going to stop people in power from
having sex? 18 Sep.. So it turns out that Henry Hyde, chairman of the ...
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THE MESOPOTAMIAN
And all this for what? For failing to confront few thousands ex-baathists and
demented religious fanatics and some common criminals, concentrated in some ...
messopotamian.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_messopotamian_archive.html - 68k - Cached - Similar pages

Al-Ahram Weekly | Opinion | The ghetto is calling
And all this for what? Have the Palestinians given up their claim for sovereignty
and independence under the inhuman pressure of continued attacks? ...
weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/584/op5.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 15:48

Grading comment

thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

and all this for what?

María Teresa Taylor Oliver

5 +1

and what is this all about?

Giovanni Rengifo

5

... and all this, what's the point?

Jennifer Levey

4

but really,what is the point of all this?

muitoprazer (X)

Discussion entries: 1

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0 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

y todo esto, ¿para que?

and all this for what?

Explanation:
And all this... for what?

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Note added at 1 min (2006-02-13 16:15:47 GMT)
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Waterbraguette: Washington, grow up!
And all this for what? Do you think this is going to stop people in power from
having sex? 18 Sep.. So it turns out that Henry Hyde, chairman of the ...
www.zompist.com/braguette.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

THE MESOPOTAMIAN
And all this for what? For failing to confront few thousands ex-baathists and
demented religious fanatics and some common criminals, concentrated in some ...
messopotamian.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_messopotamian_archive.html - 68k - Cached - Similar pages

Al-Ahram Weekly | Opinion | The ghetto is calling
And all this for what? Have the Palestinians given up their claim for sovereignty
and independence under the inhuman pressure of continued attacks? ...
weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/584/op5.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 15:48
Native speaker of:

Native in Spanish

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

spanruss: Otro ejemplo en lo cual una traducción literal bien sirve.

12 mins

-> Gracias :) No me gustan las traducciones literales, pero en este caso, la expresión en inglés es igual que en español y significan lo mismo.

agree

Sarah McGrane Gonzalez

13 mins

-> Thanks, Sarah!

agree

Miguel Falquez-Certain

19 mins

-> Gracias, Miguel

agree

Ana Pando & Anne Spence (X)

22 mins

-> Thank you, Ana and Anne!

agree

Robert Forstag: There are other possibilities but, in the absence of context, this is a safe choice.

26 mins

-> Indeed, we would need more context. I interpreted the meaning to be the same as in Spanish, as in the futility of all that had been done (or something like that). Turns out, the phrase flows the same way in English. Thanks, Robert!

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8 mins confidence:

y todo esto, ¿para que? ... and all this, what's the point?

Explanation:
or even: ... and all this, what's the point of it all?

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of:

Native in English

English
PRO pts in category: 67

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29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

y todo esto, ¿para que? and what is this all about?

Explanation:
If you want to get away from a literal translation, here´s a freer version.

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 15:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Native in Spanish

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 96

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1 hr confidence:

y todo esto, ¿para que? but really,what is the point of all this?

Explanation:
with spoken emphasis on the "is".

muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of:

Native in English

English
PRO pts in category: 29

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