45 mins peer agreement (net): +1 los christianos son buena gente
Explanation:
this literally means ... Christians are good people... but it doesn't mean "good " in the sense of moral.. but rather more like "cool " .... buena is an adjective and therefore correct when describing people
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1 hr peer agreement (net): +1 los cristianos son buena onda
Explanation:
"buena onda" is slang for "cool" in Mexico, as in "bien padres" that I listed above. Perhaps "buena onda" sounds a little more respectful, though.
| Theodore Quester
United States
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in pair: 20
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1 hr Christians are cool.
Explanation:
'Los cristianos son agradables"
Whenever possible, I choose to use a "plain Spanish" understandable and full of meaning for any Spanish speaking person, regardless of the country of origin or residence.
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4 hrs peer agreement (net): +3 see possibilities
Explanation:
I think it will probably lose some of its “flavor” if regionalisms are discarded, because I can’t think of a word or expression that’s understood everywhere that could transmit the exact feeling. In Spain we would say “Los cristianos molan,” for example, which corresponds exactly, but I don’t think that works elsewhere (and the expressions proposed by Theodore certainly don't work in Spain). Here are some synonyms for “cool,” according to Webster’s.
10: (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a cool sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
Based on the above, you might try:
Los cristianos son fenomenales.
Los cristianos son de primera.
Los cristianos son sensacionales.
Los cristianos son estupendos.
....or many other possibilities, none of which, that I can see, give you that exact sense.
For what it’s worth...
Collins, Webster's
| tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 910
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