It may do for him to tell

Spanish translation: Quizá sea suficiente con que él hable/cuente/diga

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English term or phrase:It may do for him to tell
Spanish translation:Quizá sea suficiente con que él hable/cuente/diga
Entered by: Ana Gioino Blythman

11:28 Mar 30, 2004
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: It may do for him to tell
It may do for him to tell. He spends his time attending to other people's affairs and neglects his own.
Marcelo D�az
Quizá sea suficiente con que él hable/cuente/diga
Explanation:
It is a bit difficult to know what is the matter referring to, what is the thing that he may tell.
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Ana Gioino Blythman
Local time: 22:43
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Quizá sea suficiente con que él hable/cuente/diga
Ana Gioino Blythman
5 +1puede que a él le vaya bien hablar/ decir (lo)
Elena Rodríguez
4Solo el puede decirlo
Alejandro Umerez
3(El) podria decirlo
Maria Faella
3puede que eso le haga hablar (decirlo)
abuigues
1para él es suficiente hablar/contarlo
Sabina La Habana Reyes


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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it may do for him to tell
Quizá sea suficiente con que él hable/cuente/diga


Explanation:
It is a bit difficult to know what is the matter referring to, what is the thing that he may tell.


Ana Gioino Blythman
Local time: 22:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Ana Juliá
163 days
  -> Gracias por tu opinión. Ana.

agree  Ines Garcia Botana
625 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Solo el puede decirlo


Explanation:
Es una alternativa

Alejandro Umerez
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 30
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it may do for him to tell
para él es suficiente hablar/contarlo


Explanation:
no entiendo tan bien la frase por un poco de falta del contexto, pero me parece una posibilidad

Sabina La Habana Reyes
Local time: 14:43
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it may do for him to tell
(El) podria decirlo


Explanation:
algo asi al menos...suerte!

Maria Faella
Argentina
Local time: 09:43
Native speaker of: Spanish
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
it may do for him to tell
puede que a él le vaya bien hablar/ decir (lo)


Explanation:
Creo que, por la segunda frase, se entiende que quien habla no suscribe lo que hace aquel de quien habla, o que es a esa persona a quien corresponde decir o pronunciarse sobre algo; It might do for him, puede ser también : puede que para él sea apropiado/ suficiente/ satisfactorio hablar/ decirlo; puede que hablar sea lo adecuado para él. Coincido en que el párrafo entero sería mejor para afinar.

Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Juliá: puede que a él le convenga decirlo
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53 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it may do for him to tell
puede que eso le haga hablar (decirlo)


Explanation:
that might be what makes him to speak

abuigues
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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