Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
enamorada de siempre
English translation:
all-time sweetheart
Added to glossary by
Giovanni Rengifo
Apr 5, 2010 17:26
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
enamorada de siempre
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hello,
This comes as a somewhat anti-climactic end of an Argentine poem in which it seems the character might go off with somebody new... but ends up with his 'enamorada de siempre.' Any ideas on how to put in English unclunkily? Everything with 'long-term' seems kind of messy; 'girlfriend' is not quite right; nor is 'lover' fit here... please send any suggestions/advice.
Many many thanks!
This comes as a somewhat anti-climactic end of an Argentine poem in which it seems the character might go off with somebody new... but ends up with his 'enamorada de siempre.' Any ideas on how to put in English unclunkily? Everything with 'long-term' seems kind of messy; 'girlfriend' is not quite right; nor is 'lover' fit here... please send any suggestions/advice.
Many many thanks!
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Change log
Apr 6, 2010 14:21: Giovanni Rengifo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
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all-time sweetheart
I don't know if this is suitable for what you're looking for,
but it might work well.
but it might work well.
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: actually "de siempre" refers to the past, "the one I've always had"; but this answer is great as it refers both to that, and to the future!
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margaret caulfield
: I think this sounds fine. It's a shame we don't have more context, though.
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That's true.
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Christine Walsh
: Neatly put!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Giovanni... this is perfect."
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his true love
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3 mins
Linda Kelly
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
A writer's flair in all translations
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
soul mate
Just a suggestion :)
3 mins
Tara Orzolek
Native in English
Specializing in Art and the Humanities.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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4
soulmate
Just a suggestion.
In case you don't know, it's defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary as:
a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.
In case you don't know, it's defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary as:
a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.
9 mins
Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in Spanish
Venezuela
Leonardo Lamarche Translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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4
his sempiternal love
Mi sugerencia.
20 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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138
the love of my life; lifelong love
...love of a lifetime
...my one true love
all suggest that this is to be the person's only great love throughout their life
the exact phrasing would depend on more context. It would be nice to know how it has to fit in to the rest of the text. As Phil says, the previous lines would be very helpful
...my one true love
all suggest that this is to be the person's only great love throughout their life
the exact phrasing would depend on more context. It would be nice to know how it has to fit in to the rest of the text. As Phil says, the previous lines would be very helpful
+3
5 mins
forever in love/ in love always
With no further context best I can think of for now:-)
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-04-05 17:48:00 GMT)
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ONE AND ONLY LOVE- another thought.
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-04-05 17:48:00 GMT)
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ONE AND ONLY LOVE- another thought.
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lounjc4
: I will say: Fall in love forever
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Thank you :)
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imatahan
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Thank you :)
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Mirtha Grotewold
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Thank you :)
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long-time sweetheart
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Shannon Morales
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Punctual, Personable, Perfectionist
Native in: English
Works in: Japanese to English, Spanish to English
his regular squeeze
Another suggestion -- This might fit well if the poem has a casual tone.
+1
2 hrs
Daniela Furini
Italy
Italy
Italy
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
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4
childhood sweetheart
just another option
this expression is more common than "long-time sweetheart" and "all-time sweetheart", although it's not necessarily better - it really depends on the context but I thought I'd suggest it
this expression is more common than "long-time sweetheart" and "all-time sweetheart", although it's not necessarily better - it really depends on the context but I thought I'd suggest it
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ormiston
: odd how hard this one is to crack but this one indicates 'others' in between
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I like the word "unclunkily" by the way. It gets only four Google hits!