Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
No hay tres sin cuatro.
English translation:
they went one better
Added to glossary by
Dave Pugh
Oct 8, 2008 13:06
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
No hay tres sin cuatro.
Spanish to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Expression talking about a basketball team's history. It won 4 cups in a row. This is before describing the fourth.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | they went one better |
moken
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| 3 +1 | to top it all |
ormiston
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| 3 | And here comes the fourth (win) |
Ametista
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| 4 -1 | hving won three, there have to be a fourth time |
Patricia McGarry
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Proposed translations
+5
5 mins
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they went one better
Hard to find a close equivalent.
Good luck!
Álvaro :O)
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-10-08 13:33:05 GMT)
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Going one better.
And then there were four.
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Good luck!
Álvaro :O)
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-10-08 13:33:05 GMT)
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Is this a title? If so, then you'll probably need something else.
Going one better.
And then there were four.
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Comment: "Thank you everyone. This goes best"
3 mins
And here comes the fourth (win)
A possible solution...
-1
7 mins
Patricia McGarry
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hving won three, there have to be a fourth time
The idea is that they are sure to win because they've done it before
+1
18 mins
to top it all
pretty similar to Alvaro's idea, which I like
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