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English to Spanish: An excerpt from "The Quiet ones" of my blog: The Tipsy Adviser General field: Other
Source text - English The Quiet Ones
It’s there, in the tip of our tongue, the right word. The solution. The answer. The perfect comeback. Instead, silence. We know it, right? The truth. “The real truth”. How good we are. How we can figure it out so fast. It comes naturally and we can do it with our eyes closed. Still, we let them do it. Let them have it. Let them tell the world they are better, brighter or more ingenious than anyone else. They take the credit , they spin the tales loudly. They think they can get away with it. The lie, the deception, the exaggeration. And we just let them. Why? Cuz’ we know, and we’re all good. Let them rattle on and on. We don’t care. We even revel in it. The silence. The one many can’t handle. The quiet just gives too much space to their conscience. Us, we are used to it. So, we hold it in (we cool like that). We know the longer we hold on to it , the louder it becomes. They feel it. We stay on it with our reserved calmness. We look straight in their eyes and raise our glasses slightly, very subtle , a small nod, a side smile, a twinkle in our eye. They know, we know. The longer it is, the more unnerved they become and it becomes our shield. It’s so strong and so wide that most won’t even attempt to look , less to try. Then voilá….they are gone. Out of your lives.
Translation - Spanish Los Que Callan
Ahí está, en la punta de nuestra lengua, la palabra correcta. La solución, la respuesta perfecta. En cambio solo silencio. Porque sabemos, ¿verdad? La verdad. "La verdadera verdad". Pero esta bien. Es que rápido lo entendemos. Viene naturalmente a nosotros y podemos hacerlo con los ojos cerrados. Aun así, los dejamos hacerlo. Les dejamos tenerlo. Les dejamos decirle al mundo que son los mejores, los más brillantes o más ingeniosos. Se llevan el crédito, hacen los cuentos de menora ruidosa. Piensan que pueden salirse con la suya. La mentira, el engaño, la exageración. Y nosotros simplemente los dejamos. ¿Por qué? Porque sabemos y somos muy buenos. Déjalos hablar. No nos importa. Incluso nos deleitamos en ello. Con el silencio. Ese que muchos no pueden soportar. El silencio que simplemente deja demasiado espacio para su conciencia. Nosotros, estamos acostumbrados a ello. Así que lo mantenemos (Así de cool somos). Sabemos que mientras más lo sostenemos, más fuerte se vuelve. Ellos lo sienten. Nos mantenemos en él con nuestra calma reservada. Mirando directamente a sus ojos y levantando levemente nuestras copas. Muy sutilmente, un pequeño asentimiento, una sonrisa de lado, un brillo en nuestros ojos. Ellos saben que nosotros sabemos y mientras más tiempo pasa, más nerviosos se pondrán y este se convierte en nuestro escudo. Es tan fuerte y tan grande que la mayoría ni siquiera intentará mirar y menos intentarlo. Entonces, voilá... se van. Fuera de nuestras vidas.
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Simultanious English and Spanish Native speaker with a degree in Language, Speech and Hearing Sciences and a minor in Linguistics. Have over 15 years of experience in transcription, translating and interpreting in different professional settings which include: Medical, legal, education, marketing and an array of other fields. I also have a clear dominion of slang and dialects from the following countries: Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba. I also have experience with creative writting and blogging.
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