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Old June 16, 2009, 11:14 AM
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Si una (business card) dice......
-I am sorry I missed you today

¿Como se traduce esa frase al inglés?

He tratado varias formas de decirlo pero no se escuchan bien.

Gracias por su ayuda.

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Old June 16, 2009, 11:54 AM
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I think a business card is a tarjeta de visita, though I'm not sure at all.

To miss can be translated into a lot of verbs, so I'm not sure if it could be:

Lo siento, me he olvidado de ti hoy
Lo sient, te he añorado hoy

or another thing
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Old June 16, 2009, 11:56 AM
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I would say: Lamento que no tuve la oportunidad de verle (te) la última
vez.
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Old June 16, 2009, 11:59 AM
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I would say: Lamento que no tuve la oportunidad de verle (te) la última
vez.
¡Glups! No tiene nada que ver con lo que he puesto yo
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Old June 16, 2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Elaina View Post
Si una (business card) dice......
-I am sorry I missed you today

¿Como se traduce esa frase al inglés?

He tratado varias formas de decirlo pero no se escuchan bien.

Gracias por su ayuda.
What is the sence that you want to give to the phrase?


I think that the phrase can interpreted if you consider the possibility to say, Te extraño mas hoy que nunca.


I missed you today more than never.
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Old June 16, 2009, 01:23 PM
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I agree with Poli's suggestion.

Some variations could be:

- Disculpa/perdona/qué pena/qué lástima/lo siento, no pude verte hoy.
- Lamento no haber podido verte hoy.
- Qué lástima que no haya podido verte hoy.

If the person you couldn't see came and left before you could see him/her:

- Lamento no haberte alcanzado hoy (antes de que te fueras).
- Qué lástima que no te haya podido ver hoy.
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Old June 16, 2009, 03:35 PM
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I don't grasp to find sence in the translation in English.

If the person you couldn't see came and left before you could see him/her:

- Lamento no haberte alcanzado hoy (antes de que te fueras)
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Old June 16, 2009, 05:33 PM
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No es una traducción, es el planteamiento de una situación posible, crotalito.

La traducción de "If the person you couldn't see came and left before you could see him/her", sería "si la persona que no pudiste ver vino y se fue antes de que pudieras verla".
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Originally Posted by Elaina View Post
Si una (business card) dice......
-I am sorry I missed you today

¿Como se traduce esa frase al inglés?

He tratado varias formas de decirlo pero no se escuchan bien.

Gracias por su ayuda.
¿Quieres decir "I missed you today (like I missed the meeting) o "I missed you today (my friend/lover)"?
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Old June 16, 2009, 08:32 PM
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No es una traducción, es el planteamiento de una situación posible, crotalito.

La traducción de "If the person you couldn't see came and left before you could see him/her", sería "si la persona que no pudiste ver vino y se fue antes de que pudieras verla".
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Se dejó esta tarjeta en el escritorio dejándole saber a la persona que la otra persona había ido y no la había encontrado.

Sorry I missed you today.........(but I will be back tomorrow and hopefully we can meet in regards to etc. etc.

Me gusta........

Lamento no haberla encontrado hoy (???)
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Se dejó esta tarjeta en el escritorio dejándole saber a la persona que la otra persona había ido y no la había encontrado.

Sorry I missed you today.........(but I will be back tomorrow and hopefully we can meet in regards to etc. etc.

Me gusta........

Lamento no haberla encontrado hoy (???)
Lo siento que no nos encontramos/vemos hoy
Lo siento que no vení al encontrado

Pienso que venir es más mejor que hacer, ese es mi opinión


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The tranlations of Angelica are very good.
other option:
Lamentablemente para mi usted no estaba cuando yo llegué
A mi pesar usted no estaba cuando yo llegué
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Pregunta:

¿En este caso se podría usar "Siento que nos cruzáramos hoy"?

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Pregunta:

¿En este caso se podría usar "Siento que nos cruzáramos hoy"?
Sorry that we are not going to cross (paths) today.
¿Lo que dijiste?

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Old June 17, 2009, 08:33 AM
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Sorry that we are not going to cross (paths) today.
¿Lo que dijiste?

Gracias
Yes. but it should be "sorry we didn't cross (paths) today"
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Yes. but it should be "sorry we didn't cross (paths) today"
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Old June 17, 2009, 09:39 AM
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Hmmm.

Those are all very good options. I'll have to go with what my "gut feeling" tells me once I write it down on my document.

Thanks to all for your help. I really, really appreciate it.

I'll have to invite you all for tea and crumpets someday.
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Pregunta:

¿En este caso se podría usar "Siento que nos cruzáramos hoy"?

Yo creo que sí, cuando los encuentros se suceden de manera habitual, y la excepción fue no verse hoy, ¿cierto?
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Yo creo que sí, cuando los encuentros se suceden de manera habitual, y la excepción fue no verse hoy, ¿cierto?
Puede ser por primera vez. Todo depende del tono en que se escriba lo demás.
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