Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Хуже нет, чем ждать или догонять
Spanish translation:
La espera desespera
Added to glossary by
Lara Lonkewitsch
May 10, 2006 18:57
18 yrs ago
Russian term
Not a translator
Lara Lonkewitsch
Works in: Russian to Spanish, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian
Хуже нет, чем ждать или догонять
Russian to Spanish
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
slang
I have no idea what this saying means....!
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | La espera desespera |
Maximova
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| 5 +1 | No hay cosa peor que esperar algo o tratar de alcanzar a alguien |
Ekaterina Khovanovitch
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| 5 | Abajo |
Galina Kovalenko
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Proposed translations
+1
11 hrs
Selected
La espera desespera
Si se trata de un refrán, yo lo diría así: Quien espera, desespera.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
18 mins
Ekaterina Khovanovitch
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Español, português, ruso (russo)
Native in: Russian
Works in: Spanish to Russian, Portuguese to Russian, Russian, and 6 more.
No hay cosa peor que esperar algo o tratar de alcanzar a alguien
Quiere decir que estas dos cosas son las más desagradables. Se dice cuando una persona se queja de larga y desagradable espera.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Olga Korobenko
10 hrs
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Спасибо
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| neutral |
Galina Kovalenko
: Я вообще-то имела ввиду английскую пословицу, а не Ваш ответ. Не обольщайтесь.
15 hrs
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2 hrs
Galina Kovalenko
Native in Russian
Works in field
intellectual
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Spanish to Russian, English to Russian, German to Russian, and 5 more.
Abajo
Lo peor de todo es esperar y perseguir/seguir lo que va huyendo/tratar de conseguir o alcanzar algo o alguien/tratar de atrapar lo que se escapa.
Suerte!
Suerte!
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