Spanish: todo el monte es oreganoEnglish translation: life is (not) all a bowl of cherries 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Spanish term or phrase: | (no) todo el monte es orégano | | English translation: | life is (not) all a bowl of cherries | | Entered by: | María Cielo Pipet |
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Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Presentation about negotiation techniques | | Spanish term or phrase: todo el monte es oregano | El comprador "envalentonado", despues de obtener una concesion sin contrapartida, puede pensar que todo el monte es oregano.
I know it's an idiom..?!! TIA |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseMarisabel Maal: 10:43pm May 19, 2006: Yes, its an idiom used in Spain meaning that "everything is the same" -
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| | life IS all a bowl of cherries | Explanation:
Acá se está jugando con la expresión "NO es orégano todo el monte / NO todo el monte es orégano": "expr. U. para expresar que no todo es fácil o placentero en un asunto" (DRAE), pero se utiliza en forma afirmativa: el comprador puede pensar que SÍ lo es. |
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| Note from asker to answererI'm going with the majority here - plus my own hunch of the meaning!! Many thanks to all :)))
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Explanation:
no todo el monte es orégano loc. col. Expresión que da a entender que no todo es fácil o placentero en un asunto:
tiene defectos,no vayas a pensar que todo el monte es orégano.
Example sentence(s):- http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/monte
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