Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
que dormiría el sueño de los justos en los cajones
English translation:
that was to lie undisturbed at the bottom of a drawer
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Carol Gullidge
Apr 28, 2013 12:05
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Spanish term
que dormiría el sueño de los justos en los cajones
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
History
Perón
En 1929, su compañero de ideas
Mario Bravo presentó un nuevo proyecto que dormiría el
sueño de los justos en los cajones de la Cámara por tres
años, hasta que pudo ser debatido a comienzos de septiembre
de 1932.
Gracias
Mario Bravo presentó un nuevo proyecto que dormiría el
sueño de los justos en los cajones de la Cámara por tres
años, hasta que pudo ser debatido a comienzos de septiembre
de 1932.
Gracias
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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that was to lie undisturbed at the bottom of a drawer
the sleep of the righteous implies with a clear conscience, undisturbed by any worries, but I think this can safely be precised here without losing too much, especially if the rest of the text is sufficiently lyrical
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Edward Tully
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Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
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60
that would lie dormant/unnoticed in the drawers
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Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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103
that would [do nothing other than] collect dust in the drawers......
Alternatively: "lie forgotten" instead of "collect dust."
My sense is that the intended meaning here is nothing more or less than that the bill in question was ignored and forgotten....
"Collect dust" is the usual expression used in US English to describe such a state of affairs.
Suerte.
My sense is that the intended meaning here is nothing more or less than that the bill in question was ignored and forgotten....
"Collect dust" is the usual expression used in US English to describe such a state of affairs.
Suerte.
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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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that would sleep the sleep of the just at the bottom of a drawer
Why not use the English expression 'sleep the sleep of the just'?
the sleep of the just
a deep, untroubled sleep:
knowing that nothing will disturb me, I sleep the sleep of the just
the sleep of the just
a deep, untroubled sleep:
knowing that nothing will disturb me, I sleep the sleep of the just
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