solid

Spanish translation: hacerme un favor

01:34 Jul 8, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
/ editing a movie
English term or phrase: solid
Post-production film work- "If you could just do me a solid, let me do my looping? now."
patsyscott
Spain
Local time: 19:46
Spanish translation:hacerme un favor
Explanation:
To Do a Solid: To do a favor for someone. usage: "Canya do me a solid and pick
up a Voice on your way home?" Black: Ubiquitous color choice for clothing. ...
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P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 14:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5hacerme un favor
P Forgas
4Si solidarizas con migo.
Ingrid Petit
4¿puedes hacer algo por mí?
Juan Viloria
4serio
Una (X)


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Si solidarizas con migo.


Explanation:
It is just a wild guess! I think the word "solid" translated as a separate word wouldn't make much sense, but if we translated the sentence as an idiomatic expression, then we could convey the idea. My very particular opinion.

Ingrid Petit
United States
Local time: 12:46
PRO pts in pair: 317
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hacerme un favor


Explanation:
To Do a Solid: To do a favor for someone. usage: "Canya do me a solid and pick
up a Voice on your way home?" Black: Ubiquitous color choice for clothing. ...
www.painkiller.org/ infernal.asp?section=archives&article=17

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 2269
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marisa Pavan
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agree  Norberto Gimelfarb
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agree  Сергей Лузан
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agree  rhandler
20 hrs

agree  MikeGarcia
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
¿puedes hacer algo por mí?


Explanation:
es una expresión más que apropiada para este caso.


suerte.

Juan Viloria
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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serio


Explanation:
solid can also mean "serio" (serious) to refer to a person

Una (X)
PRO pts in pair: 26
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no sense in sample sentence
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