Recordemos que la palabra don significa regalo

English translation: let us remember that the word 'gift' means 'offering'

21:31 Mar 15, 2011

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Spanish term or phrase: Recordemos que la palabra don significa regalo

It goes like this:

"Recordemos que la palabra don significa regalo, somos salvos por medio de esa FE tan grande que el Señor nos ha dado, vale la pena buscar esa Fe, agradamos a Dios, tenemos la salvación en Cristo Jesús Señor nuestro."

I know don = gift but regalo is also gift so translating it as "gift means gift" doesn't make any sense.

Thanks in advance

Diego Achío KudoZ activity Questions: 82 (1 open) (4 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 11
Local time: 15:39

English translation:let us remember that the word 'gift' means 'offering'

Explanation:
English has various synonyms for 'gift' which can be used in this sentence.

http://thesaurus.com/browse/gift

Selected response from:

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 23:39

Grading comment

Thanks al ot man!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

...gift means something that is given.

Joss Heywood

let us remember that the word talent means a gift

teresa quimper

let us recall that the word "gift" means something freely given

Thomas O'Gara

let us remember that the word 'gift' means 'offering'

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz

let us remember that our God-given capacity for faith is truly a gift

Bubo Coroman (X)

Summary of reference entries provided

Juan Salanova

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

"recordemos que la palabra don significa regalo"

let us remember that the word 'gift' means 'offering'

Explanation:
English has various synonyms for 'gift' which can be used in this sentence.

http://thesaurus.com/browse/gift

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks al ot man!

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

...gift means something that is given.

Explanation:
because faith is given, is not a personal virtue

Joss Heywood
Local time: 18:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

1 hr confidence:

let us remember that the word talent means a gift

Explanation:
así lo diría yo.

teresa quimper
Peru
Local time: 16:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

4 hrs confidence:

let us recall that the word "gift" means something freely given

Explanation:
There's no simple answer to this strictly in terms of vocabulary; you have to create a distinction that English just doesn't normally reflect.

Thomas O'Gara
Thailand
Local time: 04:39
Native speaker of:

English

10 hrs confidence:

let us remember that our God-given capacity for faith is truly a gift

Explanation:
according to the context: God has gifted us with the "don" of faith and this is his "regalo" to us.

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

Reference comments

7 mins

Reference

Reference information:
Why don't then use present = regalo and gift = don?

Juan Salanova
Spain
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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