Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Borrón y cuenta nueva
English translation:
clean slate
Added to glossary by
Karissa Misi (X)
Jun 16, 2008 16:44
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
El Salvador
Borrón y cuenta nueva
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dicho o idiomismo latinoamericano
"Borrón y cuenta nueva" es un dicho que significa: Olvidar las ofensas o deudas pasadas y comenzar de nuevo desde cero. ¿Cuál es el equivalente en Inglés)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | clean slate |
Karissa Misi (X)
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| 5 +4 | let's make a fresh start |
Yaotl Altan
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| 4 +2 | Turn over a new page/leaf |
Rosina Peixoto
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| 4 +2 | start from scratch |
Romado
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| 4 +2 | let bygones be bygones |
eloso (X)
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| 4 +1 | Start afresh |
kjmcguire
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| 4 | let bygones be bygones |
mikellys
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Change log
Jun 30, 2008 16:29: Karissa Misi (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+8
2 mins
Selected
clean slate
Hope this helps
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-06-16 17:01:08 GMT)
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BEGIN WITH A CLEAN SLATE/ A NEW PAGE..
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-06-16 17:02:30 GMT)
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START AGAIN WITH A CLEAN SLATE.
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-06-16 17:01:08 GMT)
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BEGIN WITH A CLEAN SLATE/ A NEW PAGE..
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-06-16 17:02:30 GMT)
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START AGAIN WITH A CLEAN SLATE.
Peer comment(s):
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Cesar Serrano
: yes, *start out* with a *clean slate*
11 mins
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Taña Dalglish
: De acuerdo. http://www.babylon.com/definition/hacerlo/English); borron y cuenta nueva (Let's forget it all and start over with a clean slate). www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/981109/latin_america.pe... - 27k. Un abrazo.
16 mins
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| agree |
Denise Nahigian
: Both answers work, but this is more idiomatic and (at least in my mind) a better equivalent.
18 mins
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| agree |
Noni Gilbert Riley
28 mins
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| agree |
trans4u
: This is the closes, although the other two also mean the same thing.
40 mins
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| agree |
Christian [email protected]
10 hrs
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| agree |
Cecilia Welsh
13 hrs
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| agree |
jude dabo
22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
1 min
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish 
, Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
let's make a fresh start
Dicc. Oxford.
Peer comment(s):
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trans4u
41 mins
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| agree |
bcsantos
1 hr
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| agree |
jacana54 (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Christian [email protected]
10 hrs
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+2
32 mins
Rosina Peixoto
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Uruguay
Traductora Pública/Certified Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Turn over a new page/leaf
...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
trans4u
: This one is good, too.
10 mins
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Thanks trans4u
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Christian [email protected]
9 hrs
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Gracias Christian
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+1
1 hr
Start afresh
'Start anew' is also a possibility
+2
1 hr
start from scratch
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Christian [email protected]
8 hrs
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thanks
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Julio Bereciartu
: De acuerdo.
19 hrs
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+2
4 hrs
let bygones be bygones
Otra opción.
Peer comment(s):
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Christian [email protected]
5 hrs
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Gracias, Christian.
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mikellys
: Oops!, I am afraid I missed your entry, sorry
11 days
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Thank you, mikellys.
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11 days
let bygones be bygones
Let bygones be bygones- forget the unpleasant things that have happened in the past (or if you say this to someone, you are suggesting that you should both forget about unpleasant things that have happened between you in the past)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/slovak/news/story/2004/11/041123_exr_pr...
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Note added at 11 days (2008-06-28 01:23:38 GMT)
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This isn't an offer of normalization of relations. This isn't an offer of let's let bygones be bygones and we'll try and establish a new relationship.
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/67190.htm
( Secretary Rice's third answer)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/slovak/news/story/2004/11/041123_exr_pr...
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Note added at 11 days (2008-06-28 01:23:38 GMT)
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This isn't an offer of normalization of relations. This isn't an offer of let's let bygones be bygones and we'll try and establish a new relationship.
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/67190.htm
( Secretary Rice's third answer)
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