aqui no hay quien viva

English translation: aqui no hay quien viva

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Spanish term or phrase:aqui no hay quien viva
English translation:aqui no hay quien viva
Entered by: lauraloris

10:51 Jun 10, 2004
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Media / Multimedia
Spanish term or phrase: aqui no hay quien viva
I know this is the name of a TV series. What does it mean?
Mary Lalevee
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:56
Nobody could live here
Explanation:
The literal translation of the sentence is the following one: "here there is nobody who lives". But the meaning of this title is that "nobody could live here". People say(use this sentence when a place/house/appartment... is too loud, dirty, too many problems, too expensive ...
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lauraloris
Spain
Local time: 12:56
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Nobody could live here
lauraloris
5 +3It is imposible to live here!
Manuel Plaza
4There's nobody here but us chickens
Henry Hinds
4this place is unliveable
lincasanova


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Nobody could live here


Explanation:
The literal translation of the sentence is the following one: "here there is nobody who lives". But the meaning of this title is that "nobody could live here". People say(use this sentence when a place/house/appartment... is too loud, dirty, too many problems, too expensive ...

lauraloris
Spain
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Thanks very much - and thanks to everyone who contributed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anjo Sterringa
3 mins

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
18 mins

agree  translatol: Just a little more colloquial than the other answer.
1 hr

agree  Refugio
7 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
It is imposible to live here!


Explanation:
It really means it is quite tough to live there.

Manuel Plaza
Spain
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalie Sanadze
29 mins

agree  Yvette Arcelay (X)
1 hr

agree  Nora Bellettieri
9 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
There's nobody here but us chickens


Explanation:
I don't know thew series, but I think that may be a good equivalent.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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this place is unliveable


Explanation:
just anotehr option

lincasanova
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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