Duró más un merengue en la puerta de una escuela.
English translation: It was over in a flash
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it lasted as long as a New York second! Explanation: ! There are sure to be many more responses. |
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22 mins confidence:
The relationship vanished very fast Explanation: "a candy at a school's door lasted more time" This is the literal translation. Its meaning is clear: candies don't last at a school's door because primary school students love candies. So if a relationship was shorter than the time it takes for students to consume candies, then this relationship vanished very fast. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1It was over in a flash Explanation: It lasted two seconds It didn't last two minutes It was a flash in the pan It was over in the blink of an eye... Etc, etc These are all well-known idioms Note that the term is "Duró más un ..." And not "... Más que un ..." |
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2 hrs confidence:
over and done ... Explanation: Plain everyday English where I was brung up (Essex, England): (their snogging was) over and done with in two shakes of a puppy-dog's tail! |
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1 day 17 hrs confidence:
It lasted about as long as an ice-cream in a sauna Explanation: This is not an actual idiom but translates the meaning accurately while retaining the strong imagery and association with children (which, obviously depending on the context, may be important in conveying the immature basis of this relationship). You could make up anything you like along these lines, really. |
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