Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I wish I had seen that one sin of my youth burning into ashes.
Spanish translation:
Desearía haber visto convertirse en cenizas ese pecado de juventud
Added to glossary by
Maria Baquero
Aug 31, 2004 19:27
19 yrs ago
English term
I wish I had seen that one sin of my youth burning into ashes.
Homework / test
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature
I wish I had seen that one sin of my youth burning into ashes. How many men there are in modern life who would like to see their past burning to white ashes before them!
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Proposed translations
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Desearía haber visto convertirse en cenizas ese pecado de juventud
Otra opción
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Marianela Melleda
: me gusta como suena
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gracias Marianela
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Nora Bellettieri
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gracias Nora
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Helenka
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gracias Helenka
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Ojalá hubiera visto quemarse en cenizas ese único pecado de mi juventud.
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Ltemes
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Gracias, Ltemes.
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Hebe Martorella
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Gracias, Martorella.
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4 mins
quisiera haber visto aquel unico pecado de mi juventud quemar hasta convertirse en cenizas
It means it would have been nice to watch that incriminating letter burn up, metaphorically wiping the slate clean.
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-08-31 19:32:55 GMT)
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quemarse
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-08-31 19:32:55 GMT)
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quemarse
6 hrs
Jennifer Vela Valido
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Specialist in multimedia & localisation
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Ojalá ese único pecado de juventud quedara reducido a cenizas
Otra opción más.
Saludos,
Jennifer.
Saludos,
Jennifer.
5 days
quisiera que aquel pecado de mi juventud se hubiera consumido hasta las cenizas.
Quisiera que aquel pecado de mi juventud se hubiera consumido hasta las cenizas.
13 days
me hubiera gustado ver ese pecado de mi juventud quemarse a cenizas
aunque el texto dice "wish" el termino condicional de haber cumple el requisito.
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