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Old October 09, 2020, 09:34 AM
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There she goes!

Hi,

One of the meanings of this expression is "Look, this ship is about to sink!". How is it said in Spanish? Is it ahí va?
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Old October 10, 2020, 09:39 AM
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I tried, tentatively, to feed there she goes sinking to ReversoContext. Got allí se va hundiendo. Sounds reasonable The question of authenticity remains, of course.
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Old October 10, 2020, 09:25 PM
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"Ahí va" should be understood in context.


"Allí se va hundiendo", to me, it sounds like a very slow process.


I think I'd say "(ya) se está hundiendo". I might add "ya" when it's a situation where we have predicted what is happening. The tone should be explicit enough about the amount of surprise or anguish caused by the event.
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