Aug 20, 2012 23:50
11 yrs ago
English term
the bill has come in
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A group of people are talking about having a reduced budget to use, because they didn´t control teh money spent very well.
And they say: "We know that now the bill has come in."
Is this a kind of idiom, maybe? Or they are just saying something like "this is what he have left now".
And they say: "We know that now the bill has come in."
Is this a kind of idiom, maybe? Or they are just saying something like "this is what he have left now".
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | ahora sí tenemos que pagar el precio |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +2 | esto sí que nos va a pasar factura |
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David Hollywood
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ahora sí tenemos que pagar el precio
diría yo
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Note added at 31 mins (2012-08-21 00:22:06 GMT)
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I wouldn't say that this is a standard idiom but the meaning is defintely working on two levels (they have to pay their bills and it's time to take stock and review their financial situation)
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Note added at 32 mins (2012-08-21 00:23:19 GMT)
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you might just leave it as: ahora sí tenemos que pagar
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Note added at 31 mins (2012-08-21 00:22:06 GMT)
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I wouldn't say that this is a standard idiom but the meaning is defintely working on two levels (they have to pay their bills and it's time to take stock and review their financial situation)
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Note added at 32 mins (2012-08-21 00:23:19 GMT)
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you might just leave it as: ahora sí tenemos que pagar
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Dan Ilioiu
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gracias Catalina y Dan :)
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| agree |
Jessica Noyes
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thanks Jessica :)
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esto sí que nos va a pasar factura
I also think it's working in two levels.
My suggestion would be used in Spain meaning that "we have to pay the price of what we did" in a figurative way, but I don't know if this works in your specific target country.
My suggestion would be used in Spain meaning that "we have to pay the price of what we did" in a figurative way, but I don't know if this works in your specific target country.
Note from asker:
| Muchas gracias. También sirve y puede ser más completa, pero por el contexto me parece mejor la otra en este caso. |
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Natalia Pedrosa
: De acuerdo. Saludos.
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muchas gracias
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| agree |
Diana Falcón
: Frase hecha muy adecuada.
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muchas gracias
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