Darle a toro pasado a los vencidos la razón
English translation: agree with the defeated when there’s nothing to lose
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Give to Caesar what is Caesar's Explanation: maybe... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2010-03-17 21:54:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- very free again but might spark off some ideas :) |
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17 mins confidence:
agree with the defeated when there’s nothing to lose Explanation: "A toro pasado" is a way to say that someone is pretending to act over some topic that has already been solved previously. I’d go with “ agree with the defeated when there’s nothing to lose, just to bring them some justice at least in the...“. May be my translation doesn't work for you, but this link might be useful anyway, take a look at it: http://culturitalia.uibk.ac.at/hispanoteca/Vokabular/Toros/f... |
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10 hrs confidence:
Admitting the defeated were right when the damage is already done Explanation: Vaya "peazo" de texto que te has pillado! :) Yo traduciría "a toro pasado" de una manera un poco más informal, y lo pondría de la siguiente forma: "Admitting the defeated were right when the damage is already done, and "doing them justice" at least by commemorating the ashed, would be for Hegel... " |
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8 mins confidence:
In retrospect, it`s easy to say the vanquished were right Explanation: MODISMOS a toro pasado: with hindsight, in retrospect http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/toro bravo -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2010-03-18 09:36:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- To stick as closely as possible to the original text, one could say "Saying in hindsight (or in retrospect) that the vanquished were right..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2010-03-18 09:37:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or "admitting" instead of "saying"... |
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