Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
aquel primer día que viniste a casa por primera vez
English translation:
that day when you first came to this/my/our house/home
Spanish term
aquel primer día que viniste a casa por primera vez
It comes from a letter to a friend:
"Han pasado más de dos años y medio desde aquel primer día que viniste a casa por primera vez."
May 1, 2009 11:26: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
that day when you first came to this/my/our house/home
Alternatively you could go to the other extreme: *that very first day when you first came...*
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Ana Maria Piza
: I agree that the original is redundant
4 mins
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Thanks Ana María.
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Mónica Sauza
23 mins
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Gracias Mónica.
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Remy Arce
37 mins
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Gracias Remy
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franglish
1 hr
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Thank you.
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: I like "my home" or "our home"
13 hrs
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Thanks Deb.
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David Brown
14 hrs
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Thanks David.
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James A. Walsh
1 day 3 hrs
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Thanks James.
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
that initial day you came home for the first time
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
since that first day when you came to the house for the first time
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Liliana Galiano
: maybe came over could also be fine?
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absolutely, "came over" also - Mike :)
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Martin Boyd
: Yes - this captures the vaguely wistful sense of the original.
20 mins
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Thank you, Martin - Mike :)
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United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
The fist time you came to my house
Colombia
"Knowledge and quality"
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
that very first day you came home for the first time
Spain
Specialist Translations
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English
that first day, when you came to my house for the very first time
since you came home/to this/our house for the first time
(el primer día equivale a la primera vez)
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euge bellini
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Muchas gracias.
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Juan Carlos García
3 mins
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Muchas gracias, Juan Carlos.
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...the first time you came to the house
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Eileen Brophy
: It would be bad in English too, so I agree with you
4 hrs
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Indeed - thanks Eileen
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Spain
Sworn & legal. Contracts & CVs. PhD
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
since you first came home
United States
Translation Project Manager
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
that first day that you came home for the first time
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
since the very first day that you showed up/appeared at my house
PhD Chemist Cambridge, Barcelona, London
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
that day when you came to the house for the first time
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