Antes de tiempo

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, I understand it. But I was just looking for a sentence where I could use "prematurely" with another meaning that "antes de tiempo". It's the same in Spanish, we say "niños prematuros".



Yes, but I don't think it's useful for a letter. I wanted to say that, in a letter, the author says good bye "antes de tiempo". But I think in English "time" is more strict than in Spanish

You can use "he went prematurely gray at age 32."

Another term we use for antes de tiempo but it always has a negative
meaning is jump the gun.

A child who behaves older that their age is precocious.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

You can use "he went prematurely gray at age 32."

Another term we use for antes de tiempo but it always has a negative
meaning is jump the gun.

A child who behaves older that their age is precocious.

Thanks, Poli

Would you mind to tell me a sentence with "jump the gun"? Thanks

[poli]

When buying property don't jump the gun. See what's available and then
consider a purchase.

[Marsopa]

ahead of time would work fine. The letter arrived ahead of time.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

You can say "prematuramente", as well.

Esta es la sala donde están los niños nacidos prematuramente (los niños prematuros).
This is the ward where the children born prematurely are.

I guess there aren't many mistakes
Or maybe I'm wrong

Let's a native give his/her opinion

Would this phrase be correct in English?

This is the ward where are the children that are born prematurely.

[Cloudgazer]

Originally Posted by chileno

Would this phrase be correct in English?

This is the ward where are the children that are born prematurely.

No estoy seguro si tu pregunta sea retórica o no. No importa, sin embargo; la frase no es correcta en inglés puesto que la estructura «where» + «verbo» se usa solo en preguntas.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Would you mind to tell me a sentence with "jump the gun"? Thanks

This comes from sport where a running race is started by firing a gun. If you start running before the gun is fired, you 'jump the gun', i.e. do something too early.

e.g. "The Church expects couples who are getting married to be virgins, but these days most people jump the gun."

[irmamar]

OK. Thanks everybody

[Perikles]

Me da gusta que te haya servido.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Me da gusta que te haya servido.

Me gusta (mejor: me alegro de) que te haya servido (o te haya sido útil)

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Me gusta (mejor: me alegro de) que te haya servido (o te haya sido útil)

Pero es lo que a dicho Angelica

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Pero es lo que ha dicho Angelica

No he visto la respuesta de Angélica, pero puede que haya dicho "me da gusto", no "gusta" . Aquí no se dice así. Sorry, Angélica

Pero no te des en la cabeza, que te harás daño. Ya me daré yo, que tengo la cabeza dura

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

No he visto la respuesta de Angélica, pero puede que haya dicho "me da gusto", no "gusta" .

Asi es, ha dicho gusto. . No sé leer.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Asi es, ha dicho gusto. . No sé leer.

Don't worry. Yo tampoco sé leer, y menos escribir

Pero te he pillado un par de faltas, y eso me hace feliz (como siempre me corriges... )

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Verbs of remembering and forgetting used to take a genitive object (thus of) in English, and used to in German as well. 'Ich denke Dein', Vergissmeinnicht (nomeolvides), etc.

Ehh..
I don't mean to add confusion to the mix, but as far as I know the German 'denken' (similar to Dutch in fact) nowadays carries 'an' (+akkusativ) with it.

'Ich denke an Dich' , for example.

Marion dachte tagelang an die Worte ihrer Mutter.

http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/denken..._.28Deutsch.29

[irmamar]

No, gambita, you can't add confusion. There's plenty of it

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by irmamar

No, gambita, you can't add confusion. There's plenty of it

Good good.. I'll just keep mixing then... Shaken not stirred... ehh deterred of course I mean...

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica

Good good.. I'll just keep mixing then... Shaken not stirred... ehh deterred of course I mean...

Yes, well shaken But deterred? ¿disuadir?

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, well shaken But deterred? ¿disuadir?

It's kind of a play on words.

'Shaken not stirred' as in the martini James Bond always orders.
'Shaken' is also something you say if you had a big scare/fright/ got scared by something.
'Deterred' is like stirred but in this case it would be 'shaken, not deterred'.. They might scare me but they won't scare me off/ discourage me.

Main Entry:deterPart of Speech:verbDefinition:check, inhibit from actionSynonyms:

act like a wet blanket, avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, disadvise, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, forfend, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put a damper on, put off, restrain, rule out, scare, shut out, stave off, stop, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn off, warnAntonyms:

encourage, instigate, persuade, promote, put on to, stimulate, support, turn on, urge

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, well shaken But deterred? ¿disuadir?

A play of words... stirred "looks" like deterred....

Shaken = 3 : to tremble as a result of physical or emotional disturbance <shook with fear>

Does it make sense now?