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La necesidad tiene cara de hereje.

English translation: Beggars can't be choosers.

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Spanish term or phrase:La necesidad tiene cara de hereje.
English translation:Beggars can't be choosers.
Entered by: Elizabeth Medina

20:10 Aug 9, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / popular saying
Spanish term or phrase: La necesidad tiene cara de hereje.
The context is:

"La necesidad tiene cara de hereje, dice el aforismo y frente al dinero, la dignidad humana se debilita."

Is there a saying in English that is more or less equivalent? I'm not aware of any. Thank you!
Elizabeth Medina
Local time: 16:16
beggars can't be choosers
Explanation:
éste es el equivalente que conozco. Espero que sea de ayuda :)
Selected response from:

ConstanzaG
Local time: 17:16
Grading comment
Actually, this works really well! Thanks very much Constanza.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2beggars can't be choosers
ConstanzaG
4 +1necessity has an ugly face.
trans4u
4 +1necessity has no religion
Lydia De Jorge
4Necessity has no law
Salloz
3Necessity is the mother of invention/Needs must
Carol Gullidge


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
necessity has an ugly face.


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-08-09 20:13:31 GMT)
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Also said as : necessity rears it's ugly face.

trans4u
Local time: 14:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Richard.
neutral  Carol Gullidge: Is this actually a saying? It gets 0 google hits
10 mins
  -> Well, I've heard it said as such.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
necessity has no religion


Explanation:
sugg

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 15:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 133

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salloz: Necessitas caret leges (la necesidad carece de leyes).
16 mins
  -> Gracias Salloz!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beggars can't be choosers


Explanation:
éste es el equivalente que conozco. Espero que sea de ayuda :)

ConstanzaG
Local time: 17:16
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Actually, this works really well! Thanks very much Constanza.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: very idiomatic, and fits the bill!
3 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Robert Copeland: This fits very well!!!!!-Short and sweet!
19 mins
  -> Thanks :)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Necessity is the mother of invention/Needs must


Explanation:
2 more possibilities, but not as good as Constanza's, imo

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 315
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Carol, actually this is already in Kudoz' glossary; in the book I'm working on though, "beggars..." works best, I think. Appreciate it though, everyone answered like, immediately! What a wonderful resource!

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Necessity has no law


Explanation:
Necessity has no law.
William Langland
English poet (1332 - 1400)

Aunque la pregunta ya esté cerrada, te puede servir.



Salloz
Mexico
Local time: 14:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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