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Mar 10, 2022 21:11
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Spanish term

Una cosa siempre digo, dicen que cuando te tocan ni aunque te quites

COVID-19 FVA Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
Una cosa siempre digo, dicen que cuando te tocan ni aunque te quites y cuando no te toca ni aunque te pongas.

This is a person talking about their experience of getting COVID and being treated of it, and the above is their response when asked why they are not convinced by the arguments people make against getting vaccinated for COVID. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks :)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 When it's your turn to get infected, there's nothing you can do to prevent it.
4 +1 when your turn comes, there's no getting away from it
5 If you ought to have it, you will have it. There is nothing you can do about it.
3 I always say when you get infected, you’ll get it anyway; when not, you won’t no matter what.
3 -1 when it is your turn to be infected, not even if you don't take it

Discussion

Barbara Cochran, MFA Mar 10, 2022:
I think that what the speaker might be attempting to express is that those who did not come down with it would have changed their tune about getting vaccinated if they had come down with an especially bad case of it, and had suffered a lot with it, and might have even been close to dying, like what seems might have been her/his experience with Covid. It's the "I've been through it, so I should know" attitude, while those who resisted allowing themselves to be subjected to the vaccine. according to her/him, never had much of a clue of how bad the condition really could be.

Proposed translations

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When it's your turn to get infected, there's nothing you can do to prevent it.

The full translation would be:

"I always say -- they say -- when it's your turn to get infected, there's nothing you can do to prevent it."
Note from asker:
Thanks a lot!
Peer comment(s):
agree María Perales
7 hrs
Thank you, María!
agree Eileen Brophy
8 hrs
Thank you, Eileen!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "First validated answer (validated by peer agreement)"
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12 mins
Spanish term (edited): cuando te toca ni aunque te quites

when it is your turn to be infected, not even if you don't take it

Una cosa siempre digo, dicen que cuando te toca (contagiarte) ni aunque te quites (more context will be welcome, te quites según dices sería de vacunarse) y cuando no te toca ni aunque te pongas (la vacuna)

One thing I always say, they say that when it is your turn to be infected, not even if you don't take it and when it is not your turn not even if you get it (the vaccine).

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Note added at 20 mins (2022-03-10 21:32:14 GMT)
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when it's your turn not even if you don't take it and when it's not your turn not even if you put on

It appears to come from a famous song

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Note added at 55 mins (2022-03-10 22:07:40 GMT)
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The idea is to get covid 19 or not being or not vaccinated but for this person that it doesn't matter and she thinks that when you are something like destined to get covid you get it
Note from asker:
This was really helpful. Gracias muchísimas. Do you have any proper translation for this phrase/sentence? I think "When it's your turn, it's your turn," does a good job conveying what the speaker means?
Peer comment(s):
disagree Muriel Vasconcellos : Your answer is ungrammatical and it doesn't make sense.
2 hrs
sorry to read that, thanks. I dont delete the answer for the references
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+1
5 hrs
Spanish term (edited): ...cuando te toca ni aunque te quites

when your turn comes, there's no getting away from it

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Note from asker:
Thank you!
Peer comment(s):
agree Eileen Brophy
6 hrs
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16 hrs

I always say when you get infected, you’ll get it anyway; when not, you won’t no matter what.

I believe that the person interviewed is a common person and is speaking every-day language, spoken language. The speaker wants to emphasize that if you ever get infected there is nothing you can do about it. You can take all measures to prevent an infection but those measures may not be enough and you will end up getting infected anyway. On the other hand, if it is not your turn to get infected, you may NOT take care of your health at all, that you will not get ill no matter what because it’s simply not your turn.
Hope, this can help.
Note from asker:
This was of great help. Thanks
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4 days
Spanish term (edited): ...cuando te toca, aunque te quites

If you ought to have it, you will have it. There is nothing you can do about it.

This Spanish phrase is very idiomatic, informal, everyday talk. Maybe a simple translation of it would be "if you ought to have it, you will have it. There's nothing you can do about it." Or simply "If it's your destiny, you will get it anyway".
The correct Spanish phrase is "cuando te toca" (not "tocan").
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