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Contra viento y marea

ROBINDESBOIS

September 29, 2009 04:05 PM

Contra viento y marea

in English?

bobjenkins

September 29, 2009 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 54150)

in English?

Yo lo he visto y pienso que significa, "come what may"

ROBINDESBOIS

September 29, 2009 05:25 PM

No, contra viento y marea es luchar a pesar de las adversidades. Come what may yo lo taduciría por venga lo que venga o algo así, no sé puede que esté equivocado.

poli	September 29, 2009 06:10 PM

going against the wind
or
fighting the waves
or
to paraphrase Cervantes: fighting windmills

all will be understood by most English speakers

pjt33

September 30, 2009 02:16 AM

Come Hell and high water.

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