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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Las aguas convergen

English translation:

the waters converge

Added to glossary by cw010 (X)
Jul 4, 2008 16:13
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

¿Las aguas convergen o el agua converge?

Spanish to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters grammatical point.
¿Las aguas convergen o el agua converge? es lo que quiero saber. Would it be the water converges or the waters converge. Water is singular hence the question or is it one of these ambiguous nouns? Thank you for the help
Proposed translations (English)
4 +17 the waters converge

Discussion

Giovanni Rengifo Jul 4, 2008:
You may want to consider "...our lives have come together in bliss" as an alternative version. Hope you'll like it. ;-)
cw010 (X) (asker) Jul 4, 2008:
Like waters converge and waves that caress the shore, our lives have reached a happy union. Is the context. its for a wedding invitation.
Giovanni Rengifo Jul 4, 2008:
"water" can be pluralized too, as in "ocean and river waters converge..."

Proposed translations

+17
6 mins
Selected

the waters converge

Although, without a context, I don't know if there's a better way of saying this or not. But anyway. Good luck! :)

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-07-04 16:23:44 GMT)
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-04 17:56:14 GMT)
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Yep...Now we have more context, and as some colleagues are commenting, it would sound much nicer as follows:
'Like waters converging and waves that caress...'
Peer comment(s):
agree Giovanni Rengifo
2 mins
Thank you Giovanni, grazie. :)
agree Noni Gilbert Riley : Has to be plural for convergence to be possible... Unless, as you say, you change the words altogether.
5 mins
Yes, knew someone would explain this more succinctly than I would! :)
agree Ligia Dias Costa
6 mins
Gracias Ligia, obrigada. :)
agree Henry Hinds
14 mins
Thank you Henry :)
agree Maru Villanueva
14 mins
Gracias Maru :)
agree Steven Huddleston : Plural, of course! (I often converge with myself, but I'm weird that way...)
17 mins
There's a surreal start to the weekend Steve! Thanks. :)
agree Carol Chaparro
17 mins
Gracias Carol :)
agree Egmont
44 mins
Gracias AVRVM :)
agree E. David Curiel (X) : Yes! I would say *waters converging* in the context you gave.
59 mins
Cheers David, have a good weekend :)
agree Andres Pacheco
1 hr
Muchas gracias Andres, :)
agree Robert Mota
1 hr
Muchas gracias Robert :)
agree Mónica Sauza
1 hr
Muchas gracias Monica :)
agree Nelida Kreer
4 hrs
Thank you Niki-K :)
agree Carla_am
11 hrs
Gracias Carla_am :)
agree Marina56 : ok
17 hrs
Gracias Marina :)
agree Erika Vega
1 day 3 mins
agree Cristina Morales Burgess
1 day 5 hrs
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