bets off

Spanish translation: la suerte estaba echada

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English term or phrase:	all bets were off
Spanish translation:	la suerte estaba echada
Entered by:	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

17:45 Jun 6, 2009

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: bets off

Considering that conditions in the car had not been conductive to intelligent conceration, I hadn't pressed him. But all bets were now off. I was tired and confued and I wasn't going to bed until I had the truth about Claire.

Considerando que las condiciones en el coche no habían sido conductoras para una conversación inteligente, yo no le había presionado. Pero todas las apuestas estaban ahora off. Estaba cansada y confundida y no me iba a ir a la cama hasta que no tuviera toda la verdad acerca de Claire.

Eva Fernandez KudoZ activity Questions: 786 (2 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1 Spain
Local time: 03:39

Pero la suerte ya estaba echada // Pero ya no había remedio / nada que hacer

Explanation:
Urban Dictionary: all bets are off all bets are off - 2 definitions - an expression meaning a situation in which one factor alone can change or cancel out everything.
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=all bets are off -

And, yes, I DO take it personally: Dear Dennis, all "bets were off" long ago ... Dear Dennis, all "bets were off" long ago. i don't impugn dennis' character ...
takeitpersonally.blogspot.com/2007/01/dear-dennis-all-bets-were-off-long-ago.html -

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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 04:39

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Summary of answers provided

Ya no se puede hacer nada

Transperts

nada es predecible

Camila Silberman

pero las apuestas habían concluido

Natalia Pedrosa (X)

Pero la suerte ya estaba echada // Pero ya no había remedio / nada que hacer

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

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5 mins confidence:

pero las apuestas habían concluido

Explanation:
;)

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 04:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 143

1 hr confidence:

Ya no se puede hacer nada

Explanation:
.

Transperts
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:39
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

Pero la suerte ya estaba echada // Pero ya no había remedio / nada que hacer

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 04:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1556

3 hrs confidence:

nada es predecible

Explanation:
esperar a que se calmen

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-06 21:29:13 GMT)
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hay que esperar

Camila Silberman
Local time: 21:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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