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conferring boons on humanity

Spanish translation: otorgando bendiciones a la Humanidad

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English term or phrase:conferring boons on humanity
Spanish translation:otorgando bendiciones a la Humanidad
Entered by: Egmont

21:01 Feb 9, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / perfect competition
English term or phrase: conferring boons on humanity
Hola:
Se trata de un un pasaje extraido de un libro de R.K. Narayan: "The vendor of sweets".

Gracias de antemano

Carmen

“It would actually be more economical to close down our business, but we cannot do it people would suffer; innocent office workers and students who depend upon us for their nourishment would be the real ones to suffer,’’ innocent office-workers, labourers and students who depend upon us for their nourishment would be the real ones to suffer,’ said the sait, feeling as if he were a benevolent angel CONFERRING BOONS ON HUMANITY. Our problems are numerous.’
He was excessively fond of the word “problem”. He had mentioned the word so often that Jagan felt constrained to ask, ‘What problems?’
Karme
Spain
Local time: 22:13
otorgando bendiciones a la Humanidad
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Egmont
Spain
Local time: 22:13
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3otorgando bendiciones a la Humanidad
Egmont
4 +1haciendo / concediendo favores a la humanidad
David Cahill
4Premiando la humanidad
Eileen Brophy


  

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Premiando la humanidad


Explanation:
Asi lo traduciria yo.

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 22:13
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
otorgando bendiciones a la Humanidad


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Egmont
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Local time: 22:13
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agree  Elena Robles Sanjuan
9 hrs
  -> Gracias de nuevo ¡y buen finde!:-))
agree  Cándida Artime Peñeñori
15 hrs
  -> Gracias por el apoyo :-))
agree  Mary Pennington
19 hrs
  -> Thanks again!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
haciendo / concediendo favores a la humanidad


Explanation:
En el contexto, lo traduciría así

David Cahill
Local time: 22:13
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Carbonell: Muy bien
1 day 23 hrs
  -> gracias, elena
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