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una mujer muy de su casa

English translation: a real homebody


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Spanish term or phrase:una persona muy de su casa
English translation:a real homebody
Entered by: Vanina Ricciardelli
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20:52 Mar 1, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: una mujer muy de su casa
"Para mi ella es una mujer muy de su casa y no tiene nada que ver conmigo, yo paso”

Se perfila un ama de casa muy centrada en labores domésticas, sin intereses
fuera de sus roles hogareños, entregadas a los otros
Poco señalizada como mujer contemporánea
Vive a través de su familia
Los otros son fuente de orgullo
Vanina Ricciardelli
Argentina
Local time: 06:04
she is a homebody
Explanation:
"homebody" is a noun, so I would not say a homebody wife.

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she is a real homebody

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home·bod·y n. pl. home·bod·ies
One whose interests center on the home.
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lpreston
United States
Local time: 04:04
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6she is a homebody
lpreston
5 +3a very home centered woman
Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
5 +3she's a woman very much devoted to her home
Pamela Peralta
4 +3very much a housewife
Lesley Clarke
5 +2a very homebody wife
Joseph Rosacena
5 +1(she's) a woman whose (entire) life revolves around her home
Michèle Gervais
4 +1she only cares about mops and pansSusana Galilea
5she is a very homebound woman
Gordana Podvezanec
3she is very houseproud
Dan Brennan
5 -3She is a very homely woman...
Marcela García


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
she's a woman very much devoted to her home


Explanation:
o, she's a woman very much devoted to her family
:)

Pamela Peralta
Peru
Local time: 04:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 251

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: First is best.
3 hrs
  -> :)

agree  xxxjmf
8 hrs
  -> :)

agree  Scott Horne
10 hrs
  -> :)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a very homebody wife


Explanation:
This is it.

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Source: The Collins English Dictionary © 1998 HarperCollins Publishers
homebody [humbd]
n., pl. -bodies. Informal. a person whose life and interests are centred on the home.


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Sorry for the \"homebody wife\" I was also thinking of \"homely\" that\'s why.

Joseph Rosacena
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in TagalogTagalog, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sheila Hardie: homebody is a noun, so I wouldn't use it as an adjective in this case
27 mins
  -> Yeah right. Thanks for that.

agree  William Stein: a real homebody
2 hrs

agree  Marcela Robaina Boyd: a real homebody
14 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
very much a housewife


Explanation:
ya

Lesley Clarke
Mexico
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 446

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Hardie
23 mins

agree  Maria-Jose Pastor: homemaker is more acceptable these days and more PC
39 mins
  -> I agree, but in this case, the sentence seems to be critical

agree  Andres Pacheco
57 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
she is very houseproud


Explanation:
another option - slightly different nuance.

Dan Brennan
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Refugio: doesn't include the aspect of family-centered
5 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
she is a homebody


Explanation:
"homebody" is a noun, so I would not say a homebody wife.

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Note added at 2003-03-01 21:23:03 (GMT)
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she is a real homebody

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Note added at 2003-03-02 00:37:19 (GMT)
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home·bod·y n. pl. home·bod·ies
One whose interests center on the home.

lpreston
United States
Local time: 04:04
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Hardie
7 mins

agree  Angélica Romero-Santana
10 mins

neutral  Maria-Jose Pastor: a homebody is onew who stays homne alot, but not necessarily dedicated to her children, family and household chores.
21 mins

agree  William Stein: I think it fits the definition: no outside interests, all wrapped up in domestic life.
1 hr

agree  Refugio: a real homebody
4 hrs

agree  Scott Horne
10 hrs

agree  Marcela Robaina Boyd
14 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -3
She is a very homely woman...


Explanation:
Just that...

Good luck!



Marcela García
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Michèle Gervais: homely means unattractive...
42 mins

neutral  Henry Hinds: Right, make sure you know what that means before you say it at the wrong time!
2 hrs

disagree  Refugio: Homely can even mean ugly.
4 hrs

disagree  Scott Horne: wrong
10 hrs
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
she is a very homebound woman


Explanation:
:=)

Gordana Podvezanec
Croatia
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in SlovenianSlovenian
PRO pts in pair: 149

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Henry Hinds: "Homebound" refers to someone who is disabled and cannot leave the house.
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a very home centered woman


Explanation:
For me she is a very home centered woman and has nothing in common with me...

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Mexico
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 300

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jo-Hanna Goettsche
45 mins
  -> Thank you Jo-Hanna ; )

agree  analisa: yep!it implies "homemindedness", doesn't it?
2 hrs
  -> I think it does! Thanks analisa.

agree  Scott Horne
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Scott ; )
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(she's) a woman whose (entire) life revolves around her home


Explanation:
(she's) a woman whose (entire) life revolves around her home (and family)



Michèle Gervais
El Salvador
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mirelluk
10 hrs
  -> Thank you
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
she only cares about mops and pans


Explanation:
A little poetic license, since the "yo paso" indicates the tone is colloquial...

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1475

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William Stein: Does that imply that she's indifferent to vacuum cleaners and vegematics?
51 mins
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