persevera y triunfarás

English translation: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

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Spanish term or phrase:	persevera y triunfarás
English translation:	If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

19:37 Mar 4, 2010

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Spanish term or phrase: persevera y triunfarás

I can´t find the equivalent in English It means that YOU MUST KEEP ON INSISTING AND YOU WILL FINALLY GET WHAT YOU WANT.
Thanks in advance for any contribution ! LedaB

LedaB KudoZ activity Questions: 8 (1 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 80
Local time: 23:00

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

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marilors
Spain
Local time: 04:00

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Summary of answers provided

4 +9

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

marilors

he who struggles, prevails

imcven

Perseverance has its rewards

yolanda Speece

Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.

Remy Arce

persevre & you will succeed

Erik Bry

Perseverance wins out (in the end)

Lisa McCarthy

persevere and you will triumph

philgoddard

hang in there!

patinba

5 -2

If you throw enough mud, some of it will stick

Tatiana Voloshchuk

By persevering the egg walks on legs

Mercedes Rizzuti

Answers

3 mins confidence:

he who struggles, prevails

Explanation:
(Gen 32:32).

A less formal alternative: "No pain, no gain".

Suerte,

:)

imcven
Venezuela
Local time: 22:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Bingo! This is the one I was looking for. Thanks a lot Iván !!

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again

Explanation:
X

Reference: http://idiomas.astalaweb.com/ingl%C3%A9s/v2/Proverbios%20i1....

marilors
Spain
Local time: 04:00
Native speaker of:

Romanian,

Moldavian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Marilors!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Anne Grimes: I was just about to suggest that myself.

1 min

-> Thank you

agree

margaret caulfield: Anne just said what I was going to say! Although I would say: "try, try and try again".

18 mins

-> Thank you

agree

bcsantos

19 mins

-> Thank you

agree

Isabelle17

39 mins

-> Thank you

agree

Gloria Rivera: I think this answer conveys the meaning. :)

1 hr

-> Thank you

agree

Lisa McCarthy: I've also heard "If you don't succeed the first time, try and try again"

2 hrs

-> Thank you

agree

Cecilia Rey: perfecto

2 hrs

-> Thank you

neutral

philgoddard: I think this loses some of the sense of the original - "try again" is not the same as "triumph".

3 hrs

agree

Muriel Vasconcellos: I don't agree with Phil. Winning is implicit.

4 hrs

-> Thank you

agree

Richard Boulter

6 hrs

-> Thank you

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

If you throw enough mud, some of it will stick

Explanation:
this is idiomatic expression and already was descussed here
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/journalism/1550...

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discussed, sorry)))

Tatiana Voloshchuk
Spain
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Tetyana !

13 mins confidence:

Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.

Explanation:
by Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773) British statesman.

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 22:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 14

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Remy !

16 mins confidence:

persevre & you will succeed

Explanation:
hth:)

Erik Bry
Local time: 20:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Eric!

45 mins confidence:

Perseverance has its rewards

Explanation:
Success comes to those who persevere.

If you want to hit home runs, you better start swinging.

In other words, don't give up because sooner or later, you will reach your goal.

yolanda Speece
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Yolanda!

52 mins confidence:

By persevering the egg walks on legs

Explanation:
It's an African proverb, rather suitable to the occasion, but you should see the context. May be it's too much colloquial for your text

Example sentence(s):

She finally got away with it; by persevering the egg walks on legs

Mercedes Rizzuti
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Mercedes!

2 hrs confidence:

Perseverance wins out (in the end)

Explanation:
Just thought of this one.

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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 04:00
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

3 hrs confidence:

persevere and you will triumph

Explanation:
What's wrong with a literal translation?

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22

1 hr confidence:

hang in there!

Explanation:
If your context is informal, of course.

hang (on) in there (informal)
to continue to try to do something although it is very difficult All relationships go through rough times. You just have to hang in there. Just hang on in there. The physical training is tough but it's worth it.
See also: hang
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.
hang in there
to continue despite difficulties Our store isn't making a ton of money, but we're hanging in there. Parents of teenagers shouldn't be too strict or too easy - they just need to hang in there and wait.
See also: hang

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Sí, se podría traducir como Aguanta! (persevere en el imperativo)

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Patinba. Informally sounds good. I would like sth more formal, as ours.

Asker: Informally I would translate your contribution as : Aguanta ! Resiste ! Do you agree ?

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