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al mal tiempo, buena cara

09:47 Feb 7, 2001
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: al mal tiempo, buena cara
es una expresión que significa: a pesar de las dificultades hay que poner buena cara.
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Summary of answers provided
naface adversity with courage
uca93
naYou might as well look on the bright side
Blanca Rodriguez
nakeep a stiff upper lip; keep your chin up; look on the bright side
Yolanda Broad
naPutting on a brave face in times of trouble
Katrina Edbrooke
nacourage in the face of adversity
Parrot


  

Answers


6 mins
face adversity with courage


Explanation:
otra opción sería: keep a stiff upper lip
Espero te ayuden estas opciones
Suerte


    Simon and Schuster's International Dictionary
uca93
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16 mins
You might as well look on the bright side


Explanation:
Es una sugerencia

Espero que te ayude

Blanca Rodriguez
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in pair: 7
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40 mins
keep a stiff upper lip; keep your chin up; look on the bright side


Explanation:
Del gran Larousse inglés-español, para "poner a mal tiempo buena cara":
keep a stiff upper lip;
keep your chin up;
look on the bright side



    Gran Larousse ingl�s-espa�ol
Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 668

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Esther Hermida
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3 hrs
Putting on a brave face in times of trouble


Explanation:
Putting on a brave face means not showing hurt, disappointment or sadness but courage when life is difficult, when times are hard.


    personal experience
Katrina Edbrooke
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5 hrs
courage in the face of adversity


Explanation:
This is rhetorical. There is no proverbial equivalent, except perhaps "look on the bright side" (mirar el lado bueno) in a watered-down sense.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645
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