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No llegó la sangre al río
This is one of Robin's.
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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." hermit
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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. Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; October 01, 2009 at 05:14 AM. |
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Your last translation is my favourite, Robin. Keeps the same violent flavour of the original.
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