Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
como le da la gana
English translation:
It comes and goes
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-05-11 09:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
May 7, 2015 21:15
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
como le da la gana
Spanish to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
subtitling of a clip
Context:
- ¿Qué tal esa espalda, Señora Encarna?
- Va como le da la gana.
Gracias
- ¿Qué tal esa espalda, Señora Encarna?
- Va como le da la gana.
Gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+9
40 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
52
Selected
It comes and goes
Another option.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "perfect"
24 mins
Ana Vozone
Works in field
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Unpredictable, you never know...
In the sense of unpredictable, she does not know how her shoulder is going to be.
+1
31 mins
Francois Boye
United States
United States
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Spanish term (edited):
va como le da la gana
It does what it wants, not what I want!
my take
1 hr
However it wants.
How's your back doing?
However it wants.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-05-07 22:38:44 GMT)
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However it pleases.
However it wants.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-05-07 22:38:44 GMT)
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However it pleases.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MicaelaLitwin
42 mins
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| disagree |
Carol Gullidge
: sorry, but neither of these suggestions works in English - at all :(
11 hrs
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4 hrs
Danik 2014
Brazil
Brazil
Works in field
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
(Better or worse) according to its whim
Suggestion
1 day 14 hrs
just as it pleases
.
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