Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
pagué mi derecho de piso
English translation:
I paid my dues
Added to glossary by
Patricia Baldwin
Feb 5, 2004 18:03
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Marcela Levine
pagué mi derecho de piso
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Linguistics / Language
para estar donde estoy, por qué tu no ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +13 | I paid my dues |
Patricia Baldwin
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| 5 +4 | I paid my dues |
Gerard Burns Jr.
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Proposed translations
+13
2 mins
Patricia Baldwin
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
The power of your words
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 2 more.
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I paid my dues
I paid my dues to get where I am,
why shouldn´t you?
Saludos Cordiales,
Patricia.
why shouldn´t you?
Saludos Cordiales,
Patricia.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
1 min
Gerard Burns Jr.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
I'm careful.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Portuguese to English
I paid my dues
A common expression
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Note added at 2004-02-07 06:12:17 (GMT)
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
IDIOMS: pay (one\'s) dues To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering: She paid her dues in small-town theaters before being cast in a Broadway play.
http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/EDICIONESANTERIORES/2001/...
Para llegar a este nivel de confianza, la actriz debió pagar su derecho de piso haciendo comerciales para televisión y apareciendo en telenovelas.
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Note added at 2004-02-07 06:12:17 (GMT)
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
IDIOMS: pay (one\'s) dues To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering: She paid her dues in small-town theaters before being cast in a Broadway play.
http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/EDICIONESANTERIORES/2001/...
Para llegar a este nivel de confianza, la actriz debió pagar su derecho de piso haciendo comerciales para televisión y apareciendo en telenovelas.
Peer comment(s):
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Sol
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Todd Field
13 mins
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| agree |
Eugenia Rodriguez
3 hrs
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Nado2002
4 hrs
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