no tener remedio: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Literal: to have no remedy or cure; used literally of illnesses, ailments, or problems that cannot be medically or practically fixed.
Examples
BetaEl doctor nos dijo que la enfermedad no tiene remedio y que solo queda cuidar la calidad de vida.
The doctor told us the illness has no cure and that all that's left is to maintain quality of life.
Lamentablemente, el daño en la máquina no tiene remedio y habrá que reemplazarla por completo.
Unfortunately, the damage to the machine has no remedy and it will need to be completely replaced.
El problema estructural en el puente no tiene remedio; es peligroso seguir usándolo.
The structural problem in the bridge has no cure; it is dangerous to keep using it.
La pintura antigua estaba tan deteriorada que no tenía remedio y decidieron restaurarla desde cero.
The old painting was so deteriorated it had no remedy, and they decided to restore it from scratch.
- Figurative: to be hopeless or beyond help; to be irreparable or incapable of being corrected.
Examples
BetaDespués de tantos errores, este proyecto no tiene remedio y debemos darlo por terminado.
After so many mistakes, this project is hopeless and we should consider it finished.
No insistas con esa persona, no tiene remedio y nunca cambiará su actitud.
Don't insist with that person, they are beyond help and will never change their attitude.
La situación se ha complicado demasiado; parece que no tiene remedio.
The situation has gotten too complicated; it seems hopeless.
Examples:
- ES: Si me congelase cada vez que una situación parece no tener remedio no habría durado mucho en este empleo.EN: If I stopped cold every time a situation looked hopeless, I wouldn't have lasted very long in this job.
- ES: Sé que parece no tener remedio, pero no siempre estarás para protegerlo.EN: I know it seems hopeless, but you won't always be around to protect him.
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