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Thank goodness there is the neighbor!

Spanish translation: Afortunadamente, podemos contar con los vecinos

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English term or phrase:	Thank goodness there is the neighbor!
Spanish translation:	Afortunadamente, podemos contar con los vecinos
Entered by:	Toni Romero

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11:02 May 1, 2011

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Education / Pedagogy / Expresión

English term or phrase: Thank goodness there is the neighbor!

Se trata del título de un programa de asistencia domiciliaria.
No sé si debo evitar expresiones tipo "gracias a Dios.." Por un lado quiero evitar matices religiosos, pero quiero ser fiel al texto...y estoy un poco confusa.

He pensado en expresiones tipo "afortunadamente", "por suerte", "por fortuna"...

Me gustaría mucho saber vuestra opinión.
Muchísismas gracias.

Cristina Fernández KudoZ activity Questions: 126 (4 open) (2 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 250 Spain
Local time: 23:26

Afortunadamente, podemos contar con los vecinos

Explanation:
Otra opción, más neutral en cuanto a género

Selected response from:

Toni Romero
Spain
Local time: 23:26

Grading comment

Muchísimas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

¡Que suerte, el vecino ha llegado!

Rachel Freeman

3 +2

gracias a Dios, está el vecino

Mónica Algazi

Afortunadamente hay un vecino

Meritxell Asensio

4 +1

!Que bendición es tener un vecino!

Lydia De Jorge

¡Menos mal! Podemos contar con el vecino.

Barbara Cochran

¡Suerte tenemos, del vecino!

Toni Romero

¡qué bien!

DLyons

Afortunadamente, podemos contar con los vecinos

Toni Romero

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

thank goodness there is the neighbor! ¡Que suerte, el vecino ha llegado!

Explanation:
Without more context I can't be sure. I like your idea of avoiding religious vocabulary. If the programme states that more than one assistant will be attending each home, you may want to change it to vecinos. Good luck

Rachel Freeman
Local time: 23:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

14 mins confidence:

thank goodness there is the neighbor! Afortunadamente hay un vecino

Explanation:
pos suerte, afortunadamente.... por fortuna
todas parecen correctas para evitar matices religiosos :D

suerte

Meritxell Asensio
Local time: 22:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish

14 mins confidence:

thank goodness there is the neighbor! ¡qué bien!

Explanation:
One possibility.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 15

29 mins confidence:

thank goodness there is the neighbor! ¡Suerte tenemos, del vecino!

Explanation:
Una opción

Toni Romero
Spain
Local time: 23:26
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 24

30 mins confidence:

thank goodness there is the neighbor!

Afortunadamente, podemos contar con los vecinos

Explanation:
Otra opción, más neutral en cuanto a género

Toni Romero
Spain
Local time: 23:26
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Muchísimas gracias.

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

thank goodness there is the neighbor! gracias a Dios, está el vecino

Explanation:
Por más literal que resulte, no me parece mal usar una expresión que quiere decir exactamente lo mismo, es absolutamente natural y tiene bastante fuerza semántica.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 18:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 196

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

thank goodness there is the neighbor! !Que bendición es tener un vecino!

Explanation:
Sugg

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-05-01 13:37:18 GMT)
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or... !Tener un (buen) vecino es una bendición!

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 17:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 169

5 hrs confidence:

thank goodness there is the neighbor! ¡Menos mal! Podemos contar con el vecino.

Explanation:
Referencia: Collins Robert Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary

Barbara Cochran
Local time: 17:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

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May 2, 2011 - Changes made by Toni Romero:
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