Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Como no podía ser de otra manera
English translation:
It's not surprising to find that/It will come as no surprise that
Added to glossary by
Noni Gilbert Riley
Dec 8, 2007 21:37
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Como no podía ser de otra manera
Spanish to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
General Idiom
*Como no podía ser de otra manera*, la travesía tiene un contexto competitivo del que no hemos hecho mucho hincapié todavia, la Regata Arc.
Proposed translations
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| 3 | It's not surprising to find that/It will come as no surprise that |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 +6 | inevitably |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +3 | As to be expected |
Tatty
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| 4 | As it couldn't be otherwise |
Maximiliano Jozami (X)
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| 4 | as is obvious |
Daniel Parra
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Change log
Dec 10, 2007 11:23: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
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It's not surprising to find that/It will come as no surprise that
I'm with you on the right for this expression to join the dictionary of great meaningless phrases... but, for the record, here are a couple of possibilities, which I think give a slightly different slant.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This fits in nicely with the tone of the text, thanks to everyone for the help :)"
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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inevitably
one option ...
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or just "of course" ...
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or "clearly"
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or just "of course" ...
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or "clearly"
Note from asker:
| This sounds a bit negative to me but it's the best option so far... |
Peer comment(s):
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Edward Tully
: spot on!
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merci Edward :)
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Manuel Martín-Iguacel
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gracias Manuel :)
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jules_sieg
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thanks Jules :)
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lafresita (X)
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thanks lafresita :)
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Sp-EnTranslator
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thanks CloHoHoe :)
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Patrice
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As it couldn't be otherwise
What about this one?
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As to be expected
A suggestion, quite a good one though ...
Peer comment(s):
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Manuel Martín-Iguacel
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Thank you!
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David Hollywood
: it is indeed :)
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Thank you!
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ael
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Thank you!
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as is obvious
Taking the entire (short) context into consideration, I would suggest; "As couldn't be otherwise, the trajectory has a competitive component that we haven't yet paid much attention to; the ARC regata".
Better yet, "As is obvious, the trajectory has a competitive component that we haven't yet taken into account: the ARC regata." This is not a direct translation, but it conveys the meaning more so than a transliteration. And I agree with David; the phrase **como no podía ser de otra manera** is not meaningless; it is part and parcel of the gist.
Better yet, "As is obvious, the trajectory has a competitive component that we haven't yet taken into account: the ARC regata." This is not a direct translation, but it conveys the meaning more so than a transliteration. And I agree with David; the phrase **como no podía ser de otra manera** is not meaningless; it is part and parcel of the gist.
Discussion
by the way: introducing a different topic; "by the way, I won't go to the party"
in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"
apropos: by the way; "apropos, can you lend me some money for the weekend?"
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I'm still open to suggestions though...