a toro pasado — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- With the advantage of hindsight; referring to judgments or observations made after an event has occurred.
- Indicating that something seems obvious or easy when considered after the outcome is known.
Examples
BetaA toro pasado, todos decían que debimos haber tomado otra ruta para evitar el tráfico.
With hindsight, everyone said we should have taken another route to avoid the traffic.
Es fácil criticar a toro pasado, pero en el momento no sabíamos qué hacer.
It’s easy to criticize after the fact, but at the time we didn’t know what to do.
A toro pasado, me doy cuenta de que fue un error no escuchar los consejos de mis amigos.
In hindsight, I realize it was a mistake not to listen to my friends’ advice.
- Too late; after the appropriate time for action or warning has passed.
Examples
BetaLlegaron con la ayuda a toro pasado, cuando ya no había nada que hacer.
They arrived with help too late, when there was nothing that could be done.
No sirve de nada avisar a toro pasado, la decisión ya está tomada y no se puede cambiar.
It’s useless to warn too late; the decision has already been made and can’t be changed.
La corrección llegó a toro pasado, después de que el daño ya estaba hecho.
The correction came too late, after the damage was already done.
Examples:
- ES: Es verdad que ahora, a toro pasado, todo parece muy sencillo. Pero para llegar a esta bendita boda... ¡Cuántos dolores de cabeza, gritos, sacrificios...!EN: Looking back, it all seemed easy, but the wedding came with so many headaches, screams, and sacrifices.
- ES: Se lo diremos a toro pasado.EN: Let's just not tell them and say that we did.
- ES: Tony, a toro pasado siempre es fácil.EN: TONY,HINDSIGHTIS ALWAYS 20/20.
- ES: Sin embargo es fácil ser listo a toro pasado, ¿no es así?EN: It's easy to be clever in hindsight, though, isn't it?
- ES: Echando la vista atrás... a toro pasado, supongo que... creo que pude haber sido un blanco fácil para ella.EN: Looking back, I... With the benefit of hindsight, I guess... I... fear I may have been an easy target for her.
- ES: Entonces, a toro pasado, puede que no fuera una gran idea filmar aquí si sabíamos que iba a ser zona de guerra.EN: So, in hindsight, maybe not the best idea to film here if we knew it was gonna be a war zone.
- ES: Pero, sabes, a toro pasado, eso tiene sentido.EN: But, you know, hindsight being 20/20, that makes sense.
- ES: Si recordamos Roswell, a toro pasado y con todo lo que ha ocurrido desde entonces, ¿qué deducimos de los rumores y alegaciones en torno al incidente alienígena más famoso?EN: As we look back to Roswell, with the benefit of hindsight and all that's happened since, what do we make of the rumors and allegations which swirled around the most famous of all UFO incidents?
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