Valencia race director "(If the) IAAF remeasurement there is one meter less... we will die of shame.”

How many politicians say "the buck stops here" or "I'm taking full responsibility" and dont mean it?

It's good that there are still guys like Juan Manuel Botell who mean it.

malmo wrote:

How many politicians say "the buck stops here" or "I'm taking full responsibility" and dont mean it?

It's good that there are still guys like Juan Manuel Botell who mean it.

So you're saying you think he will actually die of shame if the course measures short?

Devil Dog wrote:

So you're saying you think he will actually die of shame if the course measures short?

Harry Carry would

Whilst he is clearly very passionate about his race, the literal meaning of this has been lost in translation to make it sound a bit obscure in English. It's similar to Kevin Mayer wanting to "express himself 100%" for being the reason he fouled out in the long jump at Euros. English speakers can say similar funny sounding things in other languages that sound normal and natural in their head. I really don't think this is post worthy, but maybe in a monolingual country like America you aren't as use to hearing people express themselves in a foreign language like we are in Europe. For that reason, maybe it is post worthy as it can help you understand other cultures a bit more.

What if it's half a meter short?

How does this translate? "Shut up".

You sure showed this other person!!! Now I am off to shine my guns while I feed my bald eagle a Big Mac.

not a native Anglospeaker wrote:

Whilst he is clearly very passionate about his race, the literal meaning of this has been lost in translation to make it sound a bit obscure in English. It's similar to Kevin Mayer wanting to "express himself 100%" for being the reason he fouled out in the long jump at Euros. English speakers can say similar funny sounding things in other languages that sound normal and natural in their head. I really don't think this is post worthy, but maybe in a monolingual country like America you aren't as use to hearing people express themselves in a foreign language like we are in Europe. For that reason, maybe it is post worthy as it can help you understand other cultures a bit more.

The literal meaning of

" . . .will die of shame.. . ." is ' will die of shame". What can possibly be lost in translation if no translation has occurred .

Defining the idiom/phrase ---To die of shame we find

die of shame

informal

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to feel extremely ashamed:

If anyone found out that I took the money, I'd die of shame.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Sadness and regret

In Spanish language there is an expression commonly use that says "Morirse de verguenza". This expression translates more like " We will be extremely embarrased" and is not like someone will actually die. Some words and expressions do not translate accurately word by word and should be translated by the meaning. It is just a lost in translation case. Cheers!

2012 wrote:

In Spanish language there is an expression commonly use that says "Morirse de verguenza". This expression translates more like " We will be extremely embarrased" and is not like someone will actually die. Some words and expressions do not translate accurately word by word and should be translated by the meaning. It is just a lost in translation case. Cheers!

In English language there is an expression “will die of shame”. It means be extremely embarrassed and is not like someone will actually die.

The only thing lost here is your common sense

Nosotros muy embarazadas.

I wonder will they die in shame when it is revealed the WR is a result of doping. Zerseney Tadese will always be the half mary king to me. He is much more reputable and built a great career.

More like he knows the course is short so he’s saving face .

Free_the_Thigh wrote:

2012 wrote:

In Spanish language there is an expression commonly use that says "Morirse de verguenza". This expression translates more like " We will be extremely embarrased" and is not like someone will actually die. Some words and expressions do not translate accurately word by word and should be translated by the meaning. It is just a lost in translation case. Cheers!

In English language there is an expression “will die of shame”. It means be extremely embarrassed and is not like someone will actually die.

The only thing lost here is your common sense

The literal definition of translating is to translate, but that isn't how language works. Some things sound natural in one language that, whilst still making perfect sense in another language, are not how a native person would express themselves and can sound a bit odd.

Se Habla! wrote:

Nosotros muy embarazadas.

Not what you think it means...

Of course, if you're representing a bunch of pregnant women, my apologies and congratulations to you all on being close to full term.

Se Habla! wrote:

Nosotros muy embarazadas.

Men don’t get pregnant. Unless you’re a seahorse?

They grow there own trees, don't they? wrote:

I wonder will they die in shame when it is revealed the WR is a result of doping. Zerseney Tadese will always be the half mary king to me. He is much more reputable and built a great career.

Try to type out "half marathon", I know you can do it.

You typed over 3 dozen words, why not take a deep breathe and type "athon" after the word mary, it's only 5 more letters.

Trying to look cool by just typing "mary", it's not working.

Question: Aren't marathons required to be longer than 41,195 meters for certification?

At least 1,000 meters longer than 41,195 yes