Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
for 18 frustrating years
Spanish translation:
frustró a la justicia durante 18 largos años
English term
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
for 18 frustrating years
John Emil List would elude law enforcement authorities for 18 frustrating years.
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Proposed translations
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
frustró a la justicia durante 18 largos años
sugiero una construcción más libre y natural en español que recoge bien la idea.
| A mi me parece quizá demasiado literales las opciones con *años* + adjetivo. Gracias por tu sugerencia. |
Colombia
"Knowledge and quality"
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
durante 18 decepcionantes años
Mi interpretación
durante 18 frustrantes años
| Hi Benigno. This is what I thought of initially, but I rejected it as being "Spanglishy." But perhaps I was wrong. Thank you for the suggestion. |
Peru
Pro-Translator English to Spanish Pair
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
durante 18 desesperantes años
Argentina
45 yrs' experience in most every field
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian, Argentine, US, Rioplatense)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
...frustró a la justicia, eludiéndola durante 18 años
United States
durante 18 años de frustración para la policía
John Emil List would elude law enforcement authorities for 18 frustrating years.
John Emil List eludiría a las autoridades de la ley y el orden durante 18 años de frustración para los agentes de policía.
Yo diría que hay infinidad de maneras de expresar esto (como prueba de ello las múltiples propuestas ya aportadas).
Pero creo que es importante reflejar que la frustración es "progresiva" y "constante" y que aunque suene un poco más "largote", un gerundio aquí se integra bien con la idea de que el tipo estuvo tocando los... durante la friolera de casi dos décadas. ¡Que ya se necesitan pinreles! (por no decir otra cosa más soez)
John Emil List eludiría a las autoridades de la justicia durante 18 años en que los agentes de policía verían aumentar su frustración año tras año.
John Emil List eludiría a las autoridades de la justicia durante 18 años frustrando a la policía ad nauseam...
18 frustrantes años para la polícía...
Saludos cordiales.
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