Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
"amanecerá y veremos, dijo el ciego"
English translation:
Let's wait and see, said the blind man / the blind man said
Added to glossary by
Jairo Payan
Oct 22, 2008 17:16
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Spanish term
Colombia
"Knowledge and quality"
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
"amanecerá y veremos, dijo el ciego"
Spanish to English
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Existe una expresión más o menos equivalente a esta en el idioma inglés?
Hay una expresión original que dice "amanecerá y veremos" pero al agregarle, "dijo el ciego" implica cierto escepticismo respecto a una situación a futuro.
Mil gracias
Hay una expresión original que dice "amanecerá y veremos" pero al agregarle, "dijo el ciego" implica cierto escepticismo respecto a una situación a futuro.
Mil gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Let's wait and see, said the blind man / the blind man said |
Daniel Coria
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| 4 +1 | Seeing is believing // I'll believe it when I see it // The proof is in the pudding |
Robert Forstag
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Proposed translations
+4
3 mins
Daniel Coria
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Premium English Spanish Translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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Let's wait and see, said the blind man / the blind man said
Well, we gotta trust in our luck and hope for the best. Wait and see, said the blind man. I finally touched down at the airport in ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=da0xI7zWNvoC&pg=PA154&lpg=P...
lets wait and see said the blind. 29.04.2005 20:23, AAO Accountstats for Theo_from_Berlin guestbook of Theo_from_Berlin Search for Posts. An_Angel_of_Death ...
http://aaotracker.com/thread.php?postid=1130815
Sadly, regardless of this weeks victories by the democrats in the Senate and Congress, Bush is still in charge. Wait and see said the blind man! ...
http://www.afghanforums.com/archive/index.php/t-5668.html
My 2 cents...
http://books.google.com/books?id=da0xI7zWNvoC&pg=PA154&lpg=P...
lets wait and see said the blind. 29.04.2005 20:23, AAO Accountstats for Theo_from_Berlin guestbook of Theo_from_Berlin Search for Posts. An_Angel_of_Death ...
http://aaotracker.com/thread.php?postid=1130815
Sadly, regardless of this weeks victories by the democrats in the Senate and Congress, Bush is still in charge. Wait and see said the blind man! ...
http://www.afghanforums.com/archive/index.php/t-5668.html
My 2 cents...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias Daniel, no sabía que era tan literal. La realidad es que tu respuesta refleja un poco más mi requerimiento pues no es lo mismo "amanecerá y veremos" (expectativa) que "amanecerá y veremos, dijo el ciego" (escepticismo)
Gracias también a tí Robert por tu aporte."
+1
1 min
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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Seeing is believing // I'll believe it when I see it // The proof is in the pudding
Three possibilities.
Suerte.
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