No habia que echar campanas al vuelo

poli · #1 September 24, 2009, 06:18 AM

Does this mean :there was no cause for a big celebration

hermit · #2 September 24, 2009, 06:37 AM

hey poli - i know the phrase in spanish as "echar las campanas a vuelo".

your translation is ok - like "no need to make a big deal of it.".

hermit

ROBINDESBOIS · #3 September 24, 2009, 05:57 PM

No echar las campanas al vuelo means not to anticipate things. I would say.

***Tomisimo*** · #4 September 24, 2009, 06:44 PM

What would be a synonym in Spanish for "No echar las campanas al vuelo"?

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #5 September 25, 2009, 09:28 AM

"Echar campanas al vuelo" es celebrar con júbilo. En el sentido que Robin dice, es celebrar algo antes de tiempo.

***Tomisimo*** · #6 September 25, 2009, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

"Echar campanas al vuelo" es celebrar con júbilo. En el sentido que Robin dice, es celebrar algo antes de tiempo.

In that sense, then I would say:

No habia que echar campanas al vuelo.
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