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April 30, 2010, 09:12 AM
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In the long run
How do you say thin in Spainish. Here's an example of turn of phrase in context: Things look bad today, but things may change for the better in the long run.
I know you can use en el futuro , but is there a dicho?
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April 30, 2010, 11:13 AM
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"A la larga"
Las cosas se ven mal ahora, pero a la larga mejorarán. 
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April 30, 2010, 02:11 PM
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Ok thanks. I was thinking a lo largo but it didn't google well. I will remember a la larga.
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April 30, 2010, 06:14 PM
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I was going to say "a largo plazo", but it's already in Rusty's
Las cosas van mal ahora, pero a largo plazo mejoraran Las cosa van mal ahora, pero mejorarán en un futuro. Las cosas van mal ahora, pero a la larga mejorarán. Saludos 
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April 30, 2010, 06:55 PM
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There's this one: "ya con el tiempo".
Ya con el tiempo, las cosas mejorarán. Silopanna Last edited by silopanna; May 01, 2010 at 06:03 AM.
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May 02, 2010, 03:36 AM
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THe most suitable is " A largo plazo"
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