Usted tiene mucho hilo en el carretel

English translation: You have a lot of life left to live

13:07 Dec 28, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Usted tiene mucho hilo en el carretel

Se trata de un amigo diciéndole a otro que tiene una larga vida por delante.
Gracias de antemano.

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Local time: 02:53

English translation:You have a lot of life left to live

Explanation:
Feeling Sad....Trying to Move On
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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-12-28 22:32:45 GMT)
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OR: You have a lot of life left in you.

Selected response from:

Refugio
Local time: 22:53

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

You’ve got a lot of wool to spin yet

Sandra Rodriguez

4 +2

Your best years are still ahead of you//You still have a long way to go

Lydia De Jorge

4 +2

You have a lot of life left to live

Refugio

You've got your whole life ahead of you

Bubo Coroman (X)

You'll be around for many years yet

Nelida Kreer

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

You’ve got a lot of wool to spin yet

Explanation:
Algo parecido.

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 01:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Your best years are still ahead of you//You still have a long way to go

Explanation:
sugg

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 00:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 133

46 mins confidence:

You've got your whole life ahead of you

Explanation:
Encontré 1.500 resultados para "got your whole life ahead of you", tal como éste más abajo ... pero depende de la edad de la persona, claro.

LIFE EVENTS

Young adult
You've got your whole life ahead of you. But what kind of a life do you want it to be? This is the best time to start building for the future.
http://www.sbliusa.com/english/pages/educational_tools/plan_...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-12-28 19:30:15 GMT)
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Para un abuelo pondría

"You've got plenty of life ahead of you" (174 resultados para "plenty of life ahead of you")

o "You've got plenty of living to do" (86 resultados para "plenty of living to do"

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

Reference: http://www.sbliusa.com/english/pages/educational_tools/plan_...

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 151

Notes to answerer

Asker: El tema es que estamos hablando de una persona mayor... No sé si "your whole life" sería lo más indicado... Es un abuelo.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

You have a lot of life left to live

Refugio
Local time: 22:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 84

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

9 hrs confidence:

You'll be around for many years yet

Explanation:
I thought of this way of phrasing it in order to keep the register and lose a little of the formality. Am throwing this at you as another option for you to choose from.

Nelida Kreer
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 19

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