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dead in the water

Spanish translation: (estábamos) fritos

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English term or phrase:(we were) dead in the water
Spanish translation:(estábamos) fritos
Entered by: Olivia Bravo

15:50 May 18, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: dead in the water
"So we had a lot of ammunition going into Season 5, because with the move [to Thursdays at 8] we thought we were **dead in the water**".

Están hablando de un programa de TV.
Olivia Bravo
Local time: 13:43
estábamos fritos
Explanation:
así diríamos más al sur
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Sol
United States
Local time: 15:43
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4estábamos fritos
Sol
5estábamos acabados
Margaryta Maksimtseva
4estábamos más muertos que vivos ...
Gustavo Catala Sverdrup
4sin ninguna opción
Jairo Payan


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
estábamos más muertos que vivos ...


Explanation:

Así se dice a veces ...

Gustavo Catala Sverdrup
Sweden
Local time: 21:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
estábamos fritos


Explanation:
así diríamos más al sur

Sol
United States
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Por acá también. Además, "dead in the water" es bastante coloquial, por lo que se necesita una expresión coloquial en la traducción. Saludos :)
6 mins
  -> Gracias, Maria Teresa
agree  Stuart Allsop
11 mins
  -> Gracias, Stuart
agree  Rebeca Larios: :)
1 hr
  -> Gracias :)
agree  mchandias (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias :)
neutral  Monika Jakacka Márquez: todo depende del país d destino.N España,estar frito significa estar dormido(Ej. Estaba tan cansado q m quedé frito n el cine.-dicc.Espasa)//estar frito s estar dormid mientr q quedarse frito s la acción d dormirs.Y lo pongo a título informativo :))
2 hrs
  -> eso es "quedarse frito", y también se dice en SA, pero sí, nunca dije que mi respuesta fuera universal // jajaja para nosotros estar frito es estar agotado o estar desauciado (no tener remedio), y quedarse frito es quedarse dormido (o exhausto)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sin ninguna opción


Explanation:
Dead in the water: "without any chance for success"

Example sentence(s):
  • http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dead+in+the+water
Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
estábamos acabados


Explanation:
Refiriéndose a la baja audiencia potencial

Margaryta Maksimtseva
Local time: 21:43
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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