Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

honest-to-goodness goodness

Spanish translation:

genuina/auténtica bondad

Added to glossary by Alejandra Tolj
Jan 24, 2008 18:12
16 yrs ago
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English term

honest-to-goodness goodness

English to Spanish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
It's a book review:
"xxx's debut novel is a warm tribute to the power of simple wisdom and honest-to-goodness goodness.”

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genuina/auténtica bondad

"honest-to-goodness" significa genuino. Por favor, ver:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/honest-to-goodness

Adj. 1. honest-to-goodness - (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
honest-to-god, sure-enough, old
echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

Suerte :D
Peer comment(s):

agree Darío Giménez : Lo leí al revés... el agree pa ti. :-)
1 min
¡Muchas gracias, emege :D!!!
agree Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT : Sactamente.
3 mins
Gracias, Tomás :D
agree Laura Gómez
3 mins
Gracias, Laura :D
agree Cecilia Welsh
8 mins
Thank you, Milady!
agree Anabel Canon
14 mins
Gracias, Maria :D
agree María T. Vargas
17 mins
Gracias, Maria :D
agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : Yes, ma'am! :)
1 hr
Muchas gracias :D
agree Sandra Rodriguez
2 hrs
Muchas gracias :D
agree Susie Miles (X)
4 hrs
Muchas gracias :D
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bondad genuina

se me ocurre...
Peer comment(s):

agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : Un solitario agrí, pa'no perder la costumbre ;-P
1 hr
agree clessidra : clessidra
1 hr
agree Maria Salud Herrero Calpena (X)
2 hrs
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(de) la bondad más pura y esencial

Otra opción, para reproducir la cualidad de hipérbole del inglés.
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