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to live with

Spanish translation: pero hace las penas más llevaderas


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English term or phrase:to live with
Spanish translation:pero hace las penas más llevaderas
Entered by: Nina Breebaart
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20:56 Nov 19, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: to live with
How to translate the sentence: Money may not buy happiness, but it makes misery easier to live with.
Nina Breebaart
Netherlands
Local time: 19:11
pero hace las penas más llevaderas
Explanation:
:0
Selected response from:

Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 13:11
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11pero hace las penas más llevaderas
Vicky Rengifo
4 +3El dinero no da la felicidad pero hace más llevadera la desgracia
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4 +2pero ayuda
Cor Stephan van Eijden
5 +1El dinero no es la felicidad pero ¡cómo se le parece!
Yaotl Altan
4 +2Las penas con pan son menos
Monique Rojkind


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
El dinero no es la felicidad pero ¡cómo se le parece!


Explanation:
Es mejor traducir el dicho.

Salu2.

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  felicianomadrid
3 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
El dinero no da la felicidad pero hace más llevadera la desgracia


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 19:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
8 mins
  -> Gracias, Alejandro - Bea
agree  Isabel Teodoro
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Isabel - Bea
agree  Marjory Hord
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marjory - Bea
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
pero hace las penas más llevaderas


Explanation:
:0

Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: Suena muy bien.
9 mins
  -> Gracias, Chriswa. Slds!
agree  Veronica Poblete
24 mins
  -> Gracias & buen día :)
agree  Lucia Colombino
26 mins
  -> Gracias, Lucía :)
agree  spoupeau
53 mins
  -> Gracias ;)
agree  Veronica Barzelatto: Me parece la mejor opción.
1 hr
  -> Me gusta también que tiene un tono coloquial. Gracias & slds!
agree  Diego Carpio
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Diego. Slds!
agree  felicianomadrid
3 hrs
  -> Gracias ;)
agree  Wendy Petzall: Me gusta tu versión. Medio en broma: El dinero no hace la felicidad... ¡especialmente si es poco!
5 hrs
  -> jaja... de acuerdo!
agree  LadyofArcadia: Very nice!
9 hrs
  -> Gracias ;)
agree  Lydia De Jorge
18 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lydia :)
agree  Bodemer
19 hrs
  -> Thanks & be well..
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Las penas con pan son menos


Explanation:
Mexican saying, I hope it helps!

Monique Rojkind
Mexico
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  spoupeau
2 mins
  -> Gracias :o)
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, CT: Muy bien.
1 day22 hrs
  -> Gracias
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pero ayuda


Explanation:
El dinero no hace feliz pero ayuda.

Cor Stephan van Eijden
Local time: 19:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  felicianomadrid
1 min
  -> Gracias
agree  Smartranslators
10 hrs
  -> Gracias. Todo bien aquí.
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