The opening page of The Old Man and the Sea introduces the concept of "salao." Explain its meaning and relevance in the plot. Why is it not translated into English?

In the third sentence of the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, the author states:

But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. (Hemingway, 1)

Salao comes from the Spanish word salado, meaning salty. This...

In the third sentence of the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, the author states:

But after forty dayswithout a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. (Hemingway, 1)

Salao comes from the Spanish word salado, meaning salty. This word is recognized as having the meaning of the worst luck. The fisherman is regarded as having unbearably bad luck by not catching any fish lately and Manolin's parents refuse to let the son fish with the old man. From this very word, foreshadowing enters the picture as readers become to realize that the fisherman will not catch any fish, and if he does, he will somehow lose the fish in one