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y nada

English translation: and... nothing

22:12 Nov 25, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Cuento corto
Spanish term or phrase: y nada
Buenas tardes,

Actualmente me encentro traduciendo un cuento corto sobre un hombre que padece leucemia y sufre durante el proceso de la quimioterapia.

Me podrían ayudar a traducir la expresión "y nada" en la siguiente oración, por favor?

Oración: "Pasaron dos, tres días y nada".

Texto anterior: "Me entregó una lista de artículos que debía comprarle. No quedamos en
fechas, sino solo en hablar cuando pudieramos. Pasaron dos, tres días y nada. Me lo imaginaba comenzando la quimioterapia y sufriendo mucho".

Muchas gracias por su ayuda.
José Pablo Corrales
Costa Rica
English translation:and... nothing
Explanation:
O "and nothing happened".
Selected response from:

Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Grading comment
Amazing answer!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6and... nothing
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
3 +4and no news
Katarina Peters
3 +1no news
Cecilia Gowar
2and I didn't hear from him
liz askew


  

Answers


31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
and... nothing


Explanation:
O "and nothing happened".

Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Amazing answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
10 mins
  -> Thank you, Phil.
agree  Domini Lucas: my preference because I think it would have been clearer in the ST as well if the author had included an ellipsis.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Domini.
agree  Veronica Panait
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Veronica.
agree  Carol Gullidge
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, Carol.
agree  James A. Walsh: Other colloquial options: "and... not a thing" or "and.. not a word"
23 hrs
  -> Thank you, James.
agree  O G V: Simplemente eso...
80 days
  -> Muchas gracias, OGV.
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
and I didn't hear from him


Explanation:
...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
and no news


Explanation:
suggestion

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 05:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Gowar: I was writing at the same time! :)
3 mins
  -> Thank you Cecilia, it happens often, no problem 😊
agree  Domini Lucas: if wanting to avoid the ellipsis.
1 hr
  -> Yes, thank you Lucas
agree  Alexandra Straton
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alexandra
agree  Jacqueline Feldman
7 days
  -> Thanks, Jacqueline.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
no news


Explanation:
Two, three days went and no news.

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Note added at 36 mins (2022-11-25 22:49:12 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant
¨Two, three days went by and no news¨

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters: I would add the and 😊
1 hr
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