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good evening

Spanish translation: Buenas tardes/Buenas noches

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English term or phrase:good evening
Spanish translation:Buenas tardes/Buenas noches
Entered by: Antonio Criado Maeso

17:21 May 22, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / general
English term or phrase: good evening
general
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Buenas tardes/Buenas noches
Explanation:
It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches
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Antonio Criado Maeso
Spain
Local time: 12:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13Buenas tardes/Buenas noches
Antonio Criado Maeso
5 +5Buenas noches!
Antonio Costa (X)
5Buenas tardes
Sebastián Sierpe Toral (X)
5buenas tardes/noches
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4Buenas tardes/Buenas noches
Antonio Criado Maeso
4Buenas tardes/Buenas noches
Antonio Criado Maeso


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Buenas noches!


Explanation:
Good evening!

Antonio Costa (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 mins
  -> Gracias Fernando
agree  Carlos Ramos
7 mins
  -> Gracias Carlos
agree  Aurora Humarán (X): :-)
12 mins
  -> Gracias Aurora
agree  Terry Burgess: It's a fine line:-)))
42 mins
  -> Gracias Terry
agree  CNF: con "¡" e incluso sin "¡...!" estaría igual de perfecto ;^)
1 hr
  -> Gracias por la primeira vez Natalia.
disagree  Bertha S. Deffenbaugh: También es Buenas tardes.
1 hr
agree  ritchi
2 hrs
  -> Gracias ritchi
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Buenas tardes/Buenas noches


Explanation:
It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches

Antonio Criado Maeso
Spain
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diego V (X)
35 mins
agree  Jose Alonso: Minerva
59 mins
agree  CNF
1 hr
agree  Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
1 hr
agree  TransMark
1 hr
agree  Marta Ruiz
2 hrs
neutral  Antonio Costa (X): How do you say "Good afternoon?
2 hrs
  -> Buenas tardes as well. In Spain, mañana (until 12) mediodía (unti
agree  Ana Hermida
2 hrs
  -> this come from the previous comment, sorry: mediodía (at 12), tarde (from 3 o'clock until 9, when you start using noche. I remind you that we say "buenas noches" even though no one is gone to bed, but just like a general greeting after 9.
agree  Aurora Humarán (X)
2 hrs
agree  jerrie
3 hrs
agree  elenali
14 hrs
agree  LoreAC (X)
19 hrs
agree  Adriana Barrós Tomé
21 hrs
agree  Džiuginta Spalbar
1 day 15 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Buenas tardes/Buenas noches


Explanation:
It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches

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Note added at 2002-05-22 17:27:28 (GMT)
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SORRY, I SENT IT THREE TIMES, COMPUTER\'S PLAYING HAVOC WITH ME TODAY

Antonio Criado Maeso
Spain
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Buenas tardes/Buenas noches


Explanation:
It depends: If it's 6 o'clock I would say Buenas tardes

From 9 onwards I would say Buenas noches

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Note added at 2002-05-22 17:27:07 (GMT)
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SORRY, I SENT IT THREE TIMES, COMPUTER\'S PLAYING HAVOC WITH ME TODAY

Antonio Criado Maeso
Spain
Local time: 12:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Buenas tardes


Explanation:
Good nights means buenas noches, it can be buenas tardes o buenas noches depending on time.

Sebastián Sierpe Toral (X)
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
buenas tardes/noches


Explanation:
evening se utiliza desde las 6 de la tarde en adelante. Por eso, aunque te encuentres con alguien a las 2 de la madrugada te dirá "good evening". "Good night" se utiliza sólo para irse a dormir

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