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Old May 10, 2010, 10:26 AM
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Su matrimonio está haciendo aguas.
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HAcer aguas significa ir mal, fracasar.
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"Está haciendo aguas" literalmente sería "it's sinking" o "it's shipping water", y creo que el metáfora sirve para un matrimonio. Pero si buscas alternativas quizás más comunes:

Their marriage is in trouble.
Their marriage is on the rocks.
Their marriage is falling apart.
Their marriage is going down the drain/tubes.
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Igual al español se puede decir springing a leak para algunas circunstancias como un matrimonio fallando. En un matrimonio volvió mal hay un dicho muy específico tambien: there's trouble in Tahiti.
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En un matrimonio volvió mal hay un dicho muy específico tambien: there's trouble in Tahiti.
Eso no entendería sin un contexto muy claro.
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Su matrimonio está haciendo aguas.
English?
HAcer aguas significa ir mal, fracasar.
English?
Maybe you can interpret that phrase as.
A marry in fast falling.
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@Crotalito: Your interpretation doesn't make any sense. Excellent answers have already been given.
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