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contented lifelong singletons

21:25 Oct 3, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / general
English term or phrase: contented lifelong singletons
This is the context: "We know that in reality there are contented lifelong singletons and married people who curse the day they walked down the aisle."
The text refers that most people would rather be married than remain single.
lauraviv
Local time: 22:41


Summary of answers provided
3 +4personas felices en su soltería permanente
Brian McDougall
3 +3solter@s content@s de toda la vida
Daniel Gebauer
5solteros eternos y felices/soltería eterna y feliz
Krimy
4solterones y solteronas felices de la vida
Martin Harvey
4solterones/as complacidos/as
Darío Giménez
4solterones empedernidos
moken
3individuos que están contentos siendo solteros de toda la vida
Daniel Greuel
3personas satisfechas que nunca se han casado
Bubo Coroman (X)


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
solter@s content@s de toda la vida


Explanation:
¿no es eso?

Daniel Gebauer
Spain
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan: solteron@s en lugar de solter@s :) Muy buena, Daniel.
2 mins
  -> sí, eso es! Gracias
agree  Kate Major Patience: sí...¿podría ser "encantados de la vida" tambien? Me suena de algo...:)
55 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Nora Bellettieri
4 hrs
  -> gracias
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
individuos que están contentos siendo solteros de toda la vida


Explanation:
De nuevo, alguien con una posición destacada en el partido: su propio presidente, Simon Hughes, de 54 años, soltero de toda la vida, reconocía en el Sun que ..

Este señor es soltero de toda la vida, nunca ha estado casado y dejó a su novia hace meses.

Daniel Greuel
United States
Local time: 20:41
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
solterones y solteronas felices de la vida


Explanation:
chochos de contentos....

un saludo

Martin Harvey
Argentina
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
personas satisfechas que nunca se han casado


Explanation:
:-)

Bubo Coroman (X)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
personas felices en su soltería permanente


Explanation:
Another option.

Brian McDougall
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian [email protected]: simple y elegante (tambien puede ser perenne/perpetua)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  JPMedicalTrans: sí, muy elegante.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Daniel Burns (X)
5 hrs
  -> Cheers
agree  Karina Azanza: Sí, habemos algunas cuantas.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
solteros eternos y felices/soltería eterna y feliz


Explanation:
singletons en realidad es solos y solas (solteras/solteros)e incluye en situación de soltería tambien a viudas (os), separadas (os), divorciadas (os). O sea, tenemos un problema de género.

Como nosotros hacemos la diferencia no podríamos decir solteros porque dejamos fuera a las mujeres (como siempre).
Soltería los abarca a los dos.

Krimy
Local time: 21:41
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 149
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
solterones/as complacidos/as


Explanation:
Si son solterones se sobreentiende que es de toda la vida... :-)

Darío Giménez
Spain
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
solterones empedernidos


Explanation:
HOla Laura,

Esta es una expresión común en España para definir a las y los solteros que no quieren por nada del mundo casarse. Busqué la expresión en Google en sitios '.ar' y parece que también se utiliza, pero tú los sabrás mejor que yo.

Suerte y :O) :O)

Álvaro

moken
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 139
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