Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

propios y extraños

English translation:

people far and wide

Added to glossary by Roberto Rey
Sep 24, 2005 19:39
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

propios y extraños

Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Ha recibido reconocimiento de propios y extraños..

I'd like a nice wordidg for this Tnx 2 all..

Discussion

Roberto Rey (asker) Sep 24, 2005:
Yes I can, but I think it won�t make any difference:
El importante trabajo de remodelaci�n integral del edificio ha merecido el reconocimiento de *propios y extra�os*, dado que originalmente fue construido en la d�cada de los 70 para albergar las oficinas de ***
Consult Couture Sep 24, 2005:
Can you share more context?

Proposed translations

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Spanish term (edited): propios y extra�os
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people far and wide

Ha recibido reconocimiento de propios y extraños = He/she has been recognized by people far and wide

Otra idea.
Peer comment(s):

agree Muriel Vasconcellos
10 mins
Gracias, Muriel.
agree mar52
1 hr
Gracias, Mar.
agree Egmont
20 hrs
Gracias, AVRVM.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "yup, thats what I was looking for. Tnx. Henry et.al I had: people here and there but didn't like it very much "
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Spanish term (edited): propios y extra�os

acquaintances and strangers

"people s/he knows and strangers"
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Gracias, DB :o)
agree transparx
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Gracias otra vez, ninogulli :o)
agree Maria Carla Di Giacinti
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Spanish term (edited): propios y extra�os

suggestion - all and sundry

all and sundry is what it says in the dictionary

Another suggestion
propios = nearest and dearest or loved ones
so, perhaps "from both loved ones and strangers"
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Spanish term (edited): propios y extra�os

people I know and those whom I don't know

I would say
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Spanish term (edited): propios y extra�os

"locals as well as foreigners"

You could obviously restrict it to "an overall appreciation" but if you still want to preserve the sense of the Spanish expression, I think "locals as well as foreigners" can work.
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Spanish term (edited): propios y extra�os

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