Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
put up with nothing that I can put down’
Spanish translation:
no pienso tolerar nada que merezca mi desprecio
Added to glossary by
Cecilia Gowar
Jun 2, 2008 15:17
15 yrs ago
English term
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Works in: Italian to Spanish, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 1 more.
put up with nothing that I can put down’
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
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Poe's prose was not so ‘winning’, at least to the contemporary writers whom he despised, and he declared that in his reviews ‘I intend to put up with nothing that I can put down’. He was aware of
his own powers.
...y declaró que, en sus reseñas, “no pienso aguantar nada que pueda poner por escrito”
Hay un juego de palabras con "put" que se me escapa. ¿Cómo lo veis?
Gracias
his own powers.
...y declaró que, en sus reseñas, “no pienso aguantar nada que pueda poner por escrito”
Hay un juego de palabras con "put" que se me escapa. ¿Cómo lo veis?
Gracias
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Jun 3, 2008 10:37: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry
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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
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no pienso tolerar nada que merezca mi desprecio
"put up" está usado aquí en el sentido de "snub, humiliate".... "que pueda despreciar o desdeñar".
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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-06-03 10:38:28 GMT) Post-grading
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¡Gracias Heliojorge! ¡Qué trabajo tan interesante!
Saludos
Cecilia
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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-06-03 10:38:28 GMT) Post-grading
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¡Gracias Heliojorge! ¡Qué trabajo tan interesante!
Saludos
Cecilia
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Lucía Leszinsky
Argentina
Argentina
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&
Spanish
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Argentina
Music+Literature: translation & dubbing
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no estoy dispuesto a tolerar nada que pueda poner por escrito
"no estoy dispuesto a tolerar nada que pueda disponer por escrito" if you want to keep the word play.
Hope this helps!
Good luck ;)
Hope this helps!
Good luck ;)
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
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Spanish
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United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
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354
si puedo destrozarlo/destruirlo, no estoy dispuesto a tolerarlo
Aware of his influence, Poe was willing to 'put down' or 'destroy' those things he didn't believe in ...
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Darío Giménez
: Eso, eso... :-)
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Gracias!!!
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María T. Vargas
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Gracias guapa!! check your emails...
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Egmont
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Gracias!!!
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tengo la intencion de tolerar nada que puedo dejar
I always understood this quote to mean that he didn't intend to tolerate poor reviews when he didn't have to read them...i.e. put down the paper they were written in. Hope this helps.
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"no estoy dispuesto a transigir, si puedo exigir"
Para mantener en el español una frase que de alguna manera juegue con las palabras, propongo esta solución.
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No tengo intención de soportar/tolerar nada que puedo criticar
o "tengo la intención de negarme a soportar/tolerar algo que puedo criticar".
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Soledad Guzmán Rodríguez
Chile
Chile
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Chile
Professional, University Degree
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Intento aguantar todo lo que pueda leer
Encontré "put down" como leer. Esta es mi opción....
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