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para qué negarlo

English translation: why deny it?

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Spanish term or phrase:para qué negarlo
English translation:why deny it?
Entered by: Alexandra Straton

06:12 Dec 1, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: para qué negarlo
Buenas noches,

Me podrían ayudar a traducir la expresión "para qué negarlo" en la siguiente oración, por favor?

Oración: "La película y la compañía llegaron a ser terriblemente aburridas, a veces molesstas, para qué negarlo".

Contexto: esta oración se encuentra en un cuento corto que estoy traduciendo, el cual habla sobre la vida de una pareja qie se llevan muy mal.

Muchas gracias.
José Pablo Corrales
Costa Rica
why deny it?
Explanation:
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Alexandra Straton
Spain
Local time: 13:20
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Great answer!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7why deny it?
Alexandra Straton
4To put it bluntly / to tell the truth / to be perfectly honest
Carol Gullidge


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
why deny it?


Explanation:
In the references you will see a similar question on proz and similar answers.


    https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=negar
    https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/art-literary/640377-%22para-qu%C3%A9-negarlo%22.html
Alexandra Straton
Spain
Local time: 13:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Great answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William Hepner: I answered the same thing--seems like the most reasonable translation given the context//don't worry about it, you actually answered first.
1 min
  -> Oh I'm sorry I didn't see your answer!
agree  peter jackson: exactly
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agree  Veronica Panait
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agree  Simone Taylor
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agree  neilmac
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agree  Cecilia Gowar
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agree  Jacqueline Feldman
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To put it bluntly / to tell the truth / to be perfectly honest


Explanation:
Not a direct translation, but a colloquial gist (or three equivalents).
… quite honestly

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 315
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