Jul 16, 2002 18:40
21 yrs ago
Spanish term
Finance, Banking, FX, Insurance, Trados
Native in: Czech (Variant: Standard-Czech) 
Works in: English to Czech, Spanish to Czech, Czech to English
hacer (algo o alguien) de celestinas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
aparece en una telenovela mejicana, el contexto no tiene nada que ver con prostitución, minerales, monjas o sacerdotes. Parece como una frase idiomática. Aunque traduzco al checo, la explicacion en ingles me valdra perfectamente. Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +9 | play matchmaker |
Marian Greenfield
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| 5 +1 | to be a matchmaker |
Marcela García Henríquez
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| 4 | this is hard |
Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
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| 4 | to fix someone up on a date |
aivars
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| 2 | A HARD ONE REALLY!!! |
JulioBarrios (X)
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Proposed translations
+9
2 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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14617
Selected
play matchmaker
or in New York we would say <be a yenta>
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much. As your opinions coincide the use of this word must be somehow inadequate in this particular context. "
2 mins
Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
Canada
Canada
Native in Spanish
&
English
Canada
Certified, 18 years of experience
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
, Spanish (Variants: Mexican, US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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214
this is hard
I do not know the exact words in English, but this comes from a song, when you act as somebody's celestine, it means you help that somebody have an affair, either by introducing him/her to the other person, or by being a cover for him/her.
Hope that helps
Rufino
Hope that helps
Rufino
+1
7 mins
Marcela García Henríquez
Native in Spanish
Word by word...
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to English, English to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
48
to be a matchmaker
Celestina, a character that acts as a matchmaker in Spanish Literature, the name refers to "La Celestina" a classical play by Fernando de Rojas (1499).
11 mins
to fix someone up on a date
hacer de celestina means to provide someone with a companion for a date.
2 hrs
JulioBarrios (X)
JulioBarrios (X)
Experienced + Efficient + Reliable
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish
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Related KudoZ points
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4
A HARD ONE REALLY!!!
Out of context, it's really hard to tell. It could be "to act as a mediator, a go-between, an intermediary." In context, it might have been easier to guess! Good luck!
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