20 | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Inhindsightthings areobviousthat were not obvious from theoutset; one is able toevaluatepastchoicesmoreclearlythan at the time of the choice.2009, Joseph Grcic,Facing Reality: An Introduction to Philosophy, Revised edition, Bloomington, IN:AuthorHouse, page57:Another common error dealing with memory is that of "hindsight bias." This is the tendency to exaggerate what could have been anticipated in the past. This is also known as "Monday morning quarter backing" or"hindsight is 20/20"where the "right" decision as to what should have been done appears to be more obvious now than it was in the past.2023July 30, Gretty Garcia, “Coco Gauff Is Still a Teenager, but Her Net Worth Reveals That She’s Already a Millionaire”, inCosmopolitan‎[1]:Honestly? If you would have told me that becoming a professional tennis player might net me a decent supply of free pasta, I would have never begged my mom to quit my lessons. 😭Hindsight = 20/20.

Examples:

EN: I dream too of playing comedy tonight at 20:00 Pearl Tavern
ES: Yo también sueño con la escena... Esta noche, 20:00h., Taberna de La Perle
EN: And when they came out of Jericho, (Matthew 20:29) Behind him many peoples.
ES: Cuando salieron de Jericó, una multitud le siguió.
EN: 200 ships in the last 10 years. 20 tons each ship.
ES: Llevo diez años arrastrando 200 barcos 20 toneladas de un barco
EN: I offer you 20,000!
ES: -- ¡Le doy 20.000!
EN: 20 years ago I passed the castle, when I saw a handsome boy at the lake.
ES: "Una vez, hará unos veinte años, pasaba yo junto al castillo. Allí vi junto al estanque a un hermoso y encantador muchacho.
EN: Today, after 20 years all the countries work for ours. Using the eternal energy that my factories churn out, to power their industries.
ES: hoy, después de 20 años, todos los países, excepto uno, trabajan para el nuestro utilizando la energía eterna que mi central proporciona a sus industrias."
EN: CHAMPION HEAVY WEIGHT HANGMAN 1916-17-20
ES: CAMPEÓN AHORCADOR PESO PESADO
EN: "If he dies you'll get 20 years!"
ES: "¡Si muere, te caerán 20 años, Elias!"
EN: "My client will pay $10,000 now and $20,000 upon delivery of the unopened case."
ES: Mi cliente pagará 10.000 dólares ahora y 20.000 después de la entrega de la caja sin abrir.
EN: 20,000 pounds...my entire fortune...!
ES: 20.000 Libras...toda mi fortuna...!
EN: Dearest mother-in-law, I have won 20,000 pounds for you.
ES: Querida madre, he ganado 20.000 libras para ti.
EN: You'd love to buy the Atlas for 20 Guldens in order to sell it to the French for 400 Guldens
ES: Wachshuber. ¿Le gustaría comprar el Atlas por 20 Gulden para vendérselo luego a los franceses por 400 Gulden?
EN: I bet 20 on Ennius.
ES: Apuesto 20 por Ennio.
EN: Here's 20 francs.
ES: Tenga, aquí hay veinte francos.
EN: Yes, but I didn't believe him. We were near this big river, and we saw some huge splashes. Suddenly a 20 meter serpent came out of the water.
ES: sí, pero yo le creí caminar cerca de una río hermoso y grande ... y de pronto vemos que viene el río es una cosa enorme

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