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No vuelvo a Cuba ni muerto
The other day I went to the barber who is a Cuban settled in Madrid, and at some point I asked him, are you planning to return to Cuba and he said, ni muerto, how would you translate Ni muerto in this context. Not even dead?
Last edited by ROBINDESBOIS; April 07, 2010 at 08:02 AM. |
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Over my dead body.
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sobre mi cadaver es distinto.
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Over my dead body = ni pensarlo (which I would think means the same thing as 'ni muerto' o 'sobre mi cadáver')
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Yes, and no.
I know there's a Spanish dicho - ni pensarlo - that many people agree means the same thing as the English dicho 'over my dead body'. Sometimes I can see the connection between the two, but not if I translate literally. Dichos usually can't be translated literally. If someone asked me to do something I would never do (or would never think of doing), saying 'over my dead body' is a suitable saying. However, I would be more inclined to use the saying if I someone told me they were going to hurt someone I care about. 'Over my dead body' means, "Oh, no you're not. You'd have to kill me first." Edit: It just dawned on me that these would be close translations of the saying that Robin posted: Ni muerto =Not on your life! =I'd rather die (first)! =Not if my life depended on it! Last edited by Rusty; April 07, 2010 at 06:04 PM. |
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Más coloquialmente "nica" "ni llorando" "me tienes que pillar muerto" |
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