Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
plis-plas
English translation:
in no time at all
Added to glossary by
James A. Walsh
May 18, 2010 20:25
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Ireland
20 yrs+ quality translations, Trados
Native in: Spanish 
, English (Variants: US, British, Irish, UK)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 8 more.
plis-plas
Spanish to English
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Poetry & Literature
Childrens book
UK English, for kids, please see below thanks
Intenta animar a su niño explicándole que, antes de lo que se imagina, ya verá que tras ponerse la pomada dos veces al día, dicho brote desaparecerá en un plis-plas y después… sólo tendrá que aplicársela de vez en cuando para que no le salga más.
Intenta animar a su niño explicándole que, antes de lo que se imagina, ya verá que tras ponerse la pomada dos veces al día, dicho brote desaparecerá en un plis-plas y después… sólo tendrá que aplicársela de vez en cuando para que no le salga más.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | in a jiffy/in no time |
James A. Walsh
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| 3 +4 | like magic |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 +2 | in the blink of an eye |
kittilina
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| 4 | in a flash |
JuliaKer
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| 4 | (in a) trice |
Kate Major Patience
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| 4 | just like that |
Jenny Westwell
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Change log
May 20, 2010 21:00: James A. Walsh changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/125216">EirTranslations's</a> old entry - "plis-plas"" to ""in a jiffy/in no time""
Proposed translations
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1 hr
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: UK, Irish, US) , Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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48
Selected
in a jiffy/in no time
Too additional ideas that sprang to mind.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2010-05-19 13:44:56 GMT)
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Oops..."Two additional ideas..." even!
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Note added at 17 hrs (2010-05-19 13:44:56 GMT)
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Oops..."Two additional ideas..." even!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
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4 mins
in the blink of an eye
It's about the best equivalent I can think of at the moment. Open to suggestions.
12 mins
in a flash
Puede ser otra, que quizás a un niño le guste más.
+4
12 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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315
like magic
in a flash
not a literal translation, but "it'll disappear like magic" usually works for young kids, and implies speed, as does "it'll be gone in a flash"
not a literal translation, but "it'll disappear like magic" usually works for young kids, and implies speed, as does "it'll be gone in a flash"
Peer comment(s):
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: I like both
8 hrs
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many thanks Beatriz! (but Julia just pipped me to the post with "in a flash"
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Evans (X)
: I like this. Another option could be "before you know it", but I won't post it as I like yours.
11 hrs
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many thanks Gilla :))
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Marian Vieyra
: Good option
12 hrs
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many thanks Marian!
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Catherine Gilsenan
16 hrs
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Many thanks Catherine!
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20 mins
Kate Major Patience
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Analytical and creative (DipTrans, MA)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
52
(in a) trice
Very typical translation of this expression, and a quirky expression ideal for a kid's book, IMO.
HTH
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Heres' an example from the very famous "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald Dahl: http://www.funny-poems.biz/roald_dahl/revolting-rhymes-by-Ro...
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You'll find numerous examples of this in all collections of fairy stories, for example. Here are two from the same site:
http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/stories/Children-Stori...
http://popularchildrenstories.com/stories/English-Kids-Stori...
HTH
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Note added at 22 mins (2010-05-18 20:48:10 GMT)
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Heres' an example from the very famous "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald Dahl: http://www.funny-poems.biz/roald_dahl/revolting-rhymes-by-Ro...
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Note added at 26 mins (2010-05-18 20:51:48 GMT)
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You'll find numerous examples of this in all collections of fairy stories, for example. Here are two from the same site:
http://www.popularchildrenstories.com/stories/Children-Stori...
http://popularchildrenstories.com/stories/English-Kids-Stori...
2 hrs
Jenny Westwell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Insightful, timely, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
just like that
Just another suggestion to add to the many, all of which are equally suitable, I think.
Good luck choosing!
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If The Earth Just Disappeared In A Flash...what would be left ...
Say I could click my fingers and make it disappear just like that !.......what would be left before space rushed in and filled the gap ! ...
www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic...
Good luck choosing!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-18 23:17:52 GMT)
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If The Earth Just Disappeared In A Flash...what would be left ...
Say I could click my fingers and make it disappear just like that !.......what would be left before space rushed in and filled the gap ! ...
www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic...
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