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No llegó la sangre al río

 

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Old September 30, 2009, 01:38 AM
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No llegó la sangre al río

This is one of Robin's.
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Old September 30, 2009, 05:23 AM
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"no ha llegado la sangre al rio." = "it's not all that bad.", or "it's not so bad
as all that."

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Not to have serious consequences
things never get bloody
they never came to blows

You´re right, it was one of mine.

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Old October 01, 2009, 03:42 AM
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Your last translation is my favourite, Robin. Keeps the same violent flavour of the original.
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