Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
según el color del cristal con que se mira
English translation:
it's all in the eye of the beholder
Added to glossary by
Lydia De Jorge
Jul 15, 2008 17:09
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
según el color del cristal con que se mira
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
promotional text
I'm translating a promotional text for a Home for the Elderly and it says: "Tú puedes a tu noche volver día, porque todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira." I don't know if you have a saying in English conveying the same concept. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Jul 15, 2008 18:24: María T. Vargas Created KOG entry
Jul 16, 2008 16:10: Lydia De Jorge changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/656">María T. Vargas's</a> old entry - "según el color del cristal con que se mira"" to ""it's all in the eye of the beholder""
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
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, English
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it's all in the eye of the beholder
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias, querida amiga. Y gracias a todos por su colaboración. ¡Debería haberlo recordado, pero estoy desde las 8 traduciendo y ya no "funciono" como debería!"
2 mins
everyone sees things from his/her own point of view
Es mi propuesta. Salu2, colega :)
2 mins
depends on your view point / perspective
or more literally, on the lens that you look through
4 mins
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Ecuador
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English
Ecuador
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Es algo parecido, no sé.
Patricia
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder - la belleza está en los ojos ...
beauty is in the eye of the beholder todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira Explanation: Así lo aprendí hace muchos años:) ...
www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/cosmetics_beauty/8785...
Patricia
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder - la belleza está en los ojos ...
beauty is in the eye of the beholder todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira Explanation: Así lo aprendí hace muchos años:) ...
www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/cosmetics_beauty/8785...
5 mins
Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
BA(Hons) FITI MCIL CL ISO 17100:2015
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
everyone sees things differently
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