Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

y esta entusiasmada por el oro....

inglés translation:

.. and she, excited about the gold...

Added to glossary by Cecilia Gowar
Jan 5, 2022 10:39
2 yrs ago
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español term

y esta entusiasmada por el oro....

Non-PRO español al inglés Arte/Literatura Poesía y literatura Literature.
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English. Translator colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about the story of Ali Baba and the 40 thieves.

Is okay to translate it as "and this one was excited because of the gold....

Here is the full paragraph for your review:

Al día siguiente Alí Babá consiguió salir de su encierro, y fue en busca de su mujer, le contó toda la historia y esta entusiasmada por el oro pero a la vez asustada acompañó a Alí Babá a la cueva, cogieron un buen puñado de oro, con el que compraron un centenar de caballos, y los llevaron a la casa de su hermano, allí durante varios días se dedicaron a trasladar el oro de la cueva al interior de la casa
Change log

Jan 7, 2022 22:51: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Feb 4, 2024 21:53: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, patinba, Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

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Proposed translations

+4
15 minutos
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.. and she, excited about the gold...

... he told her the whold story and she, excited about the gold but at the same time scared ...
Note from asker:
Muchas gracias Cecilia.
Thanks Cecilia.
Peer comment(s):

agree José Patrício : excite (one) about (something) (redirected from excited about) - https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/excited about
6 minutos
¡Gracias!
agree Simone Taylor
45 minutos
Thanks Simone!
agree liz askew
2 horas
Thanks Liz!
agree Yvonne Gallagher : quite simply
1 día 3 horas
Thanks Yvonne!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
46 minutos

and she, excited as soon as she heard about the gold

I think this less literal option would work, since he "told" her about it, anyway.
Note from asker:
Thanks a lot for your help/
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4 horas

...told her the whole story; her enthusiasm piqued about the gold, she accompanied Ali Baba...

can replace enthusiasm with excitement
Note from asker:
Thanks Mr. Nova! Happy New Year!!
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