Pero mi amor, ya

English translation: Please, sweetheart, quit it!

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Spanish term or phrase:	Pero mi amor, ya
English translation:	Please, sweetheart, quit it!
Entered by:	Gisela Bocco

21:04 Nov 13, 2014

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Spanish term or phrase: Pero mi amor, ya

This is another question from the writing of Dominican-born author Junot Diaz. In his book This Is How You Lose Her, the character Yunior is in a dance club and meets a girl on the dance floor.

There's a girl on the dance floor who keeps bumping into you. You say to her, "Pero mi amor, ya."
And she says,"Ya yourself."

As a non-native speaker I am having a a terrible time translating this. I understand it is an attempt at flirtation, and I understand that "ya" is a very context sensitive term, but how would you translate this exchange?

Thanks! =)

Su hums Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 20:55

Please, sweetheart, quit it!

Explanation:
...so she answers.... YOU quit it!

Selected response from:

Gisela Bocco
Argentina
Local time: 21:55

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

Please, sweetheart, quit it!

Gisela Bocco

4 +1

But, honey, please, enough

Paul García

3 +1

Stop it, hon! (or sugar, baby, sweetheart)

George Rabel

3 +1

Enough of it, Baby!

jude dabo

3 +1

Quit it, girl!

Karen Dinicola

Enough already, baby — let’s dance!

James A. Walsh

3 +1

Hey luv, that's enough.

TravellingTrans

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Stop it, hon! (or sugar, baby, sweetheart)

Explanation:
and she answers.
YOU stop it!

I can't figure out any other way.

George Rabel
Local time: 20:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 83

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! =)

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

But, honey, please, enough

Explanation:
porque sí

Paul García
United States
Local time: 20:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks you! =)

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Enough of it, Baby!

Explanation:
another way out

jude dabo
Local time: 01:55
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! =)

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Please, sweetheart, quit it!

Explanation:
...so she answers.... YOU quit it!

Gisela Bocco
Argentina
Local time: 21:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! =)

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Quit it, girl!

Explanation:
To which the answer would be, "Quit it, yourself."

Karen Dinicola
United States
Local time: 20:55
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! =)

3 hrs confidence:

Enough already, baby — let’s dance!

Explanation:
Or "let's do it!"
My take...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-11-14 00:33:14 GMT)
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Alternative: "let's do this!"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-11-14 00:39:23 GMT)
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This is my final offering:

Enough already, baby — let’s do this!

Example sentence(s):

¡Pero mi amor, ya!
Enough [bumping] already, baby — let’s dance!

James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 02:55
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! =)

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Hey luv, that's enough.

Explanation:
just another POV

TravellingTrans
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! =)

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