Episode 31, Spanish translation feedback by Juan on the blog (comments)
Hey, I'm reporting here a feedback sent by Juan on the blog :
[...] I always read comments right after reading/watching episodes, as I usually find details and other meanings I didn't get myself at first time. For this particular episode I just wanted to point out a better spanish translation that could improve the understanding of the story, especially the line related to three years of examinations, which is quite significant in that sense.
When reading the original sentence "Hace tres años que tú nos dijiste de hacer «un examen de último momento»...", I understood that Cayenne said, three years ago, that she would require an exam, but that exam hadn't been done until this night. In other words, that verb tense indicates that she said that only once and that it was three years ago, which is also quite absurd in time respect. As I read from your replies, Cayenne says that phrase every year on every examination, which also shows an aspect of Cayenne's personality.
So I suggest one of the following, mainly the second one, which is even more humorous/funnier: "Hace tres años que nos vienes diciendo de hacer «una última prueba»..." "Hace tres años que siempre sales con «hagamos una última prueba»..."
"Examen" (at least in Argentina) refers to the whole procedure (to all night), while "prueba" can be asociated easily to a single test/duel/question within an exam.
Anyway, if this can't be done, anyone reading comments will get the idea that Pepper has been tested three times and that three years has passed by now. > :)
Thank you!!
The episode 31/es : https://www.peppercarrot.com/es/webcomic/ep31_The-Fight.html
source: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article749/episode-31-the-fight#c0749-2300