Spanish: A un pecho villano no hay cosa que no le parezca que hará, y al fin no hace nadaEnglish translation: To the villein's heart no objective appears impossible though in the end, it will achieve nothing 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Spanish term or phrase: | A un pecho villano no hay cosa que no le parezca que hará, y al fin no hace nada | | English translation: | To the villein's heart no objective appears impossible though in the end, it will achieve nothing | | Entered by: | franglish |
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Spanish term or phrase: A un pecho villano no hay cosa que no le parezca que hará, y al fin no hace nada | Es una frase del Rey Joao II de Portugal (siglo XV) a Pero de Alenquer, quien dijo que podría llegar a Cabo Verde con cualquier tipo de embarcación. Obviamente quiso decirle que por dárselas de osado no lograría nada.
¿Existe alguna frase hecha en inglés, que más o menos equivalga en sentido? La traducción literal sería "The vilain heart feels capable of everything, and in the end achieves nothing", pero no estoy segura.
¡Muchas gracias! |
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Switzerland
| Note from asker to answererThank you so much for your help! ........... Abigail
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| The vilain heart feels capable of
Explanation:
I think that your own translation in english if just fine!
The vilain heart feels capable of everything, and in the end achieves nothing
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-07-01 03:05:40 GMT)
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oopsy a typo! s/b "is just fine!"
| TxHope
United States
Native speaker of:  English, Spanish
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Asker: Thank you! I realise I have a spelling mistake... it should be villain (not vilain).
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| To the villein's heart no objective appears impossible though in the end, it will achieve nothing
Explanation:
A 'villano' here is not a villain, or vile person. He is a villein, member of a class of partially free persons under the feudal system who were serfs with respect to their lord but had the rights and privileges of freemen with respect to others.
| franglish
Switzerland
Native speaker of:  German
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