bounty

Spanish translation: abundancia, cornucopia

16:22 Jan 11, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: bounty
I'm leaving my old little life, searching for the beauty, the bounty, the glory...
Diana Alonso
Spanish translation:abundancia, cornucopia
Explanation:
La generosidad de la vida.
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 20:21
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2abundancia, cornucopia
Margaret Schroeder
5 +2bonanza
Beatriz Vignoli
5 +1prodigalidad
Antonio Costa (X)
4 +1recompensa
Hazel Whiteley
4 +1generocidad
Juan Kriete
5plenitud
Jamesw
5la gratificación
Monica Colangelo
4 +1magnanimidad
Esperanza Clavell
5Bondad, nobleza, ver explicación
olv10siq
4bondad
elenali


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
recompensa


Explanation:
none


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Hazel Whiteley
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 675

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rossana Triaca: es la mejor traduccion, aunque yo usaria el plural en este caso, como "las recompensas" (de la vida).
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abundancia, cornucopia


Explanation:
La generosidad de la vida.

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 20:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1947
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Esperanza Clavell
3 hrs

agree  Robert INGLEDEW: ¿Quién lo dijo? ¿Menem o De la Rúa?
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
generocidad


Explanation:
buscando la belleza, la generosidad, la gloria...


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Juan Kriete
Spain
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 287

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Esperanza Clavell: Juan: generoSidad, aunque seguramente estabas apurado .
3 hrs
  -> Si claro, generosidad con S
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
plenitud


Explanation:
sigue las mismas líneas que la respuesta anterior de "abundancia...". Por el contexto se entiende que busca la abundancia y no una recompensa, pienso yo...

Jamesw
Spain
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3
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la gratificación


Explanation:
my choice


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Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2450
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prodigalidad


Explanation:
ok

Antonio Costa (X)
PRO pts in pair: 478

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agree  Esperanza Clavell
10 mins
  -> gracias Esperanza
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magnanimidad


Explanation:
también me encantó la PRODIGALIDAD de nuestro colega anterior

Esperanza Clavell
Argentina
Local time: 23:21
PRO pts in pair: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonio Costa (X): Tu MAGNANIMIDAD también me encantó.
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bonanza


Explanation:
es un término más cercano a la etimología latina de "bounty".

Beatriz Vignoli
Argentina
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Esperanza Clavell: ¡muy bueno!
5 hrs
  -> gracias! (y saludos de parte de Ben Cartwright : )

agree  JH Trads
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bondad


Explanation:
prodigalidad

dejo mi pequeña vida atrás en busca de la belleza, de la bondad, de la gloria......

elenali
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 17
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bondad, nobleza, ver explicación


Explanation:
Hola Diana, creo que estos sinónimos pueden encajar en el contexto.
"Abandono mi vida anterior en busca de la belleza, la bondad/nobleza, la gloria"...
También podrías usar "altruismo" "desinterés" ya que creo que "bounty" en este contexto se refiere a la recompensa espiritual de hacer el bien a los demás.

olv10siq
Local time: 19:21
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1991
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