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sarna con gusto no pica

English translation: If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice

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Spanish term or phrase:	sarna con gusto no pica
English translation:	If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice
Entered by:	Eduardo Pérez

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17:44 Sep 2, 2005

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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Venta de pick-ups
Region (source): Spanish (Argentina)

Spanish term or phrase: sarna con gusto no pica

Me compre una Nissan queriendo una Mistsubishi, pero si yo tuviera al alcance las dos cosas compro lo que me fascina, sarna con gusto no pica.

Muchas gracias.

Eduardo Pérez KudoZ activity Questions: 10 (none open) Answers: 28 Argentina
Local time: 10:52

If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice

Explanation:
Encontré estos dos refranes en Internet como posible traducción a tu propuesta.

Selected response from:

sumaqu
Spain
Local time: 14:52

Grading comment

¡Muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice

sumaqu

5 +1

if you like it, you'll do it whatever the cost

Carlos Sosa

if you like something, you don't mind the sacrifice

Ivannia Garcia

4 +1

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.

Orestes Robledo

You can have your cake and eat it - see explanation

RKurylski

Better weak beer than lemonade (mas otros abajo)

Satto (Roberto)

3 +1

doing something you enjoy is never a chore

Mariana Idiart

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27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice

Explanation:
Encontré estos dos refranes en Internet como posible traducción a tu propuesta.

sumaqu
Spain
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

¡Muchas gracias!

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

if you like it, you'll do it whatever the cost

Explanation:
No existe una expresión coloquial así en inglés. Yo lo traduciría como una frase aparte.

You know, if you like it you'll do it whatever the cost.

Carlos Sosa
Local time: 11:52
Native speaker of:

Spanish

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

doing something you enjoy is never a chore

Explanation:
No sé que tan confiable sea esta fuente....

Pero quizás alguien sepa..

¡Suerte!

Reference: http://www.supercable.es/~gweddyn/se.htm

Mariana Idiart
Local time: 10:52
Native speaker of: Spanish

33 mins confidence:

Better weak beer than lemonade (mas otros abajo)

Explanation:
A big wife and a big barn will never do a man harm
Better bowlegs than no legs at all

Satto (Roberto)
Colombia
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

if you like something, you don't mind the sacrifice

Explanation:
how about something simpler? This is what it actually means, hope this helps out

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Sarna con gusto no pica. Si se hace algo con gusto, no molestan los sacrificios.Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos. Hay que tratar de superarse ...www.rinconcastellano.com/citasyproverbios/refranes.html - 36k - En caché - Páginas similares

Ivannia Garcia
Local time: 07:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.

Explanation:
Although it sounds kind of stiff, this is the equivalent given in Delfín Carbonell's Dictionary of Proverbs.

By the way, in Cuba they used to say, "Sarna con gusto no pica y si pica no mortifica." :-)

Orestes Robledo
Local time: 08:52
Works in field

1 day20 hrs confidence:

You can have your cake and eat it - see explanation

Explanation:
It is only used in the neg. you can´t have your cake and eat it, but I wonder if in this particular context it may be used
Sorry I am so late with my suggestion

RKurylski
Local time: 14:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

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Sep 2, 2005 - Changes made by Yvonne Becker:
Field (specific)	Automotive / Cars & Trucks => Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

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English translation: If you love scabies, they don't hurt // If you like the scratching then you do not mind the lice

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