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Is this seat saved?

Spanish translation: Está libre este asiento?

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English term or phrase:Is this seat saved?
Spanish translation:Está libre este asiento?
Entered by: Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina

15:30 Jun 10, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / A joke
English term or phrase: Is this seat saved?
Hello,
I have to translate this joke into Spanish, and I´m just totally running out of ideas today. I´d appreciate any help!

She looked at Ben and she said --is this seat saved? –he looked up at her and said –ma’am, I don´t even know if it´s under conviction!

Blessings to all,
Elena
Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina
Ecuador
Local time: 05:29
Está libre
Explanation:
Puede jugar con la palabra libre y sus opuestos

¿No sé ni si está acusado? Échale imaginación

Suerte
Selected response from:

Sandra García Alonso
Spain
Local time: 12:29
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Transandloc, usé tu opción.. me quedó muy bien.
Bendiciones,
Elena
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +14Está libre
Sandra García Alonso
5¿Está ocupado este sitio?
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
3 +1Está ocupado / salvado [Traductor: juego de palabras en inglés] este asiento?
Michael Powers (PhD)
4¿el asiento está ocupado?
María Rincón
4¿está reservado este asiento?
Hardy Moreno
3¿está salvado este asiento?
Omar Lima Quintana
3¿Está este asiento a salvo?
olv10siq


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
is this seat saved?
Está ocupado / salvado [Traductor: juego de palabras en inglés] este asiento?


Explanation:
Para explicar el doble sentido de "save"

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 06:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RoxanaTrad (X)
21 mins
  -> Gracias, Roxana - Mike :)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is this seat saved?
¿el asiento está ocupado?


Explanation:
Otra opción: ¿hay alguien en este asiento?

Saludos!

María Rincón
Uruguay
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is this seat saved?
¿está salvado este asiento?


Explanation:
En realidad es "reservado". Pero se pierde el juego de palabras. No sé si en otros lugares salvado tiene ese sentido. En Argentina, no.

Omar Lima Quintana
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is this seat saved?
¿está reservado este asiento?


Explanation:
I use it all the time

Hardy Moreno
Local time: 05:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
is this seat saved?
Está libre


Explanation:
Puede jugar con la palabra libre y sus opuestos

¿No sé ni si está acusado? Échale imaginación

Suerte

Sandra García Alonso
Spain
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Transandloc, usé tu opción.. me quedó muy bien.
Bendiciones,
Elena

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laureana Pavon: Es una buena idea para un chiste "carcelario"
4 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Ivannia Garcia: Muy bueno! Pierde la connotación religiosa, pero está de lujo: "Está libre este asiento? Ni siquiera sé si ha sido acusado!"...algo así
5 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  nahuelhuapi
15 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Eileen Banks
40 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
41 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  OSWALDO MESIAS: ¿está libre este asiento? No sabía que había estado preso
1 hr
  -> Muy buena idea, Oswaldo
agree  Joaquim Siles-Borràs
1 hr
  -> Gracias
agree  Luisa Ramos, CT: Bravo por Oswaldo.
1 hr
  -> Síííí
agree  Mariana Solanet
2 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  Paola Grochi: De esta manera se puede conservar el juego de palabras del chiste.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Paola
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Muy buena solución
2 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  Veronica Martinez: OSWALDO buena respuesta!
23 hrs
agree  Valeria Vitale: OSWALDO me gustó mucho tu respuesta.
5 days
agree  Rubén Llach (X)
6 days
  -> Gracias
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
is this seat saved?
¿Está ocupado este sitio?


Explanation:
Simon & Schuster

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 05:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 90
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is this seat saved?
¿Está este asiento a salvo?


Explanation:
Podría ser otra opción. Saludos.

olv10siq
Local time: 03:29
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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