Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tener pasta de héroe
English translation:
to be cast in a heroic mold
Added to glossary by
Lina Nicolova
Jul 8, 2015 12:05
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Freelance Translator & Interpreter
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
pasta de héroe
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Mejor, no todo el mundo tiene pasta de héroe.
This is a newspaper article about homosexuality becoming socially accepted. The sentence prior to this one is: En síntesis, los homosexuales corren el riesgo de volverse aburridos, como lo son los heterosexuales desde hace milenios, con tal cual excepción novelable.
This is a newspaper article about homosexuality becoming socially accepted. The sentence prior to this one is: En síntesis, los homosexuales corren el riesgo de volverse aburridos, como lo son los heterosexuales desde hace milenios, con tal cual excepción novelable.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | not everyone is cast in a heroic mold |
Lina Nicolova
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| 4 +10 | cut out to be a hero |
Simon Bruni
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| 4 | the right stuff |
neilmac
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| 4 | stuff of heroes |
Jennifer Levey
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Change log
Jul 14, 2015 15:03: Lina Nicolova Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
1 day 4 hrs
Lina Nicolova
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Specializes in field
Bulgaria
Fluency is OK but add love in a big way.
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria) 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, Spanish to Bulgarian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
Selected
not everyone is cast in a heroic mold
The meaning of "pasta" as "carácter, modo de ser o disposición natural de una persona" (DRAE) is equivalent to the use of "mold" in English as it is given in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - "a particular style showing the characteristics, attitudes or behaviour that are typical of somebody/something':
a hero in the ‘Superman’ mold
He is cast in a different mold from his predecessor.
She doesn’t fit (into) the traditional mold of an academic.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/learner/mold
a hero in the ‘Superman’ mold
He is cast in a different mold from his predecessor.
She doesn’t fit (into) the traditional mold of an academic.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/learner/mold
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+10
4 mins
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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151
cut out to be a hero
not everyone's cut out to be a hero
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Note added at 5 mins (2015-07-08 12:10:59 GMT)
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Or "not everyone's hero material"
From the Oxford Spanish:
1 (masa moldeable) paste, filler; (para botones, peines) paste; un libro en pasta a book in boards; libros de pasta blanda (México) paperback books; ser de buena pasta to be good-natured; tener pasta para/de algo to be cut out for something; no tengo pasta para los negocios I'm not cut out for business; tiene pasta de actriz she's actress material, she has the makings of an actress
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Note added at 5 mins (2015-07-08 12:10:59 GMT)
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Or "not everyone's hero material"
From the Oxford Spanish:
1 (masa moldeable) paste, filler; (para botones, peines) paste; un libro en pasta a book in boards; libros de pasta blanda (México) paperback books; ser de buena pasta to be good-natured; tener pasta para/de algo to be cut out for something; no tengo pasta para los negocios I'm not cut out for business; tiene pasta de actriz she's actress material, she has the makings of an actress
Peer comment(s):
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Adoración Bodoque Martínez
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peter jackson
: Your second option was what first came to mind.
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Collin Stewart
44 mins
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Charles Davis
: "Not cut out to be" is just right
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Sandra Cirera-García
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lugoben
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bcsantos
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neilmac
: Spot on :)
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Irene Aguilar
1 day 5 hrs
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kane2013
: "not everyone has what it takes to be a hero"
2 days 4 hrs
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6 hrs
the right stuff
Probably wasting my time, given Simon's ace, but here you go anyway :-)
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/having the right stuff
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/having the right stuff
11 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
stuff of heroes
Some of us are fighting an uphill battle here, but ... heck! - that's what heroism is all about, isn't it?
The Stuff of Heroes~ A Story - Page 5 - LEGO
https://community.lego.com/t5/HERO.../The-Stuff-of-Heroes-A....
Aug 31, 2013 - Everyone has nightmares, but a villain bearing the name of nightmares is in every way .... Re: The Stuff of Heroes~ Chapter Fourteen; No Way.
Every Man Dreams of Being a Hero | Maria Shriver
mariashriver.com/blog/.../every-man-dreams-of-being-a-hero-ken-solin/
Sep 24, 2012 - But today, instead of slaying a dragon, he has only to slay his flawed notion of manhood ... What if he's not convinced this is the stuff of heroes?
The Stuff of Heroes~ A Story - Page 5 - LEGO
https://community.lego.com/t5/HERO.../The-Stuff-of-Heroes-A....
Aug 31, 2013 - Everyone has nightmares, but a villain bearing the name of nightmares is in every way .... Re: The Stuff of Heroes~ Chapter Fourteen; No Way.
Every Man Dreams of Being a Hero | Maria Shriver
mariashriver.com/blog/.../every-man-dreams-of-being-a-hero-ken-solin/
Sep 24, 2012 - But today, instead of slaying a dragon, he has only to slay his flawed notion of manhood ... What if he's not convinced this is the stuff of heroes?
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