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Vivir aquí es un bisnazo!

English translation: living here is amazing! / it´s amazing to live here! / this is an amazing place to live!


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Spanish term or phrase:Vivir aquí es un bisnazo!
English translation:living here is amazing! / it´s amazing to live here! / this is an amazing place to live!
Entered by: Almudena Grau
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02:53 Oct 26, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / Canary Islands tourist description
Spanish term or phrase: Vivir aquí es un bisnazo!
This is followed by the virtues of the place describing why a person would want to visit there on vacation. My problem is specifically BISNAZO. Obviously it is something positive.
Clifford Schisler
Local time: 15:14
living here is amazing! / it´s amazing to live here! / this is an amazing place to live!
Explanation:
That´s how I would say it. It takes the "slang" out of the phrase (that makes it difficult for people of different regions/cultures to understand it), while still conveying the intended meaning.

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Thank you very much! :)
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Almudena Grau
Spain
Local time: 21:14
Grading comment
Thanks, I used something to the sort. Appreciate all comments provided also.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Living here is a boon/stroke of luck
Christine Walsh
5living here is amazing! / it´s amazing to live here! / this is an amazing place to live!
Almudena Grau
3 +2Living here is the biz!
Gilla Evans
3 +1living here is a blast
David Hollywood
4A great place to live!
neilmac
4living here is a sound business proposalslothm
3It's a great business to live hereteresa quimper
Summary of reference entries provided
Bisnazolorenab23

  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It's a great business to live here


Explanation:
"bisnazo" equivale a "business" seguido del aumentativo "azo" en español, o sea un "gran negociazo", que castellanizado en jerga se convierte en "bisnazo".

teresa quimper
Local time: 14:14
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Living here is a boon/stroke of luck


Explanation:
gift of the gods/hole in one...

Or anything else that means a really advantageous situation!

Christine Walsh
Local time: 16:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jairo payan
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jairo

agree  Emma Ratcliffe
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Emma

agree  franglish
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, franglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
living here is a blast


Explanation:
maybe :)

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or: great

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living here is like heaven on earth

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as Michael Miles used to say "take your pick" :)

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will maybe ring with UK oldies :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Take the money- no, open the box! Sounds a bit druggy IMO...
12 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Living here is the biz!


Explanation:
To keep the tone of the original and a related word.
Or even Living here is the bees knees! Which is also related.

Gilla Evans
Local time: 20:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Ronder
1 hr
  -> thanks David

agree  JudyK
1 hr
  -> thanks Judy
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
living here is a sound business proposal


Explanation:
Is "bisnazo" a sound business opportunity?

slothm
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A great place to live!


Explanation:
KIS.

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A lot of the rest sound a bit "dogs bollocks" options. Need to know more about the target audience.
BTW, I hate "biznazo", as it looks and sounds naff. And "pelotazo" has acquired such a negative overtone in castellano nowadays that I'd think twice about using anything ending in "azo" other than brazo...

neilmac
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Local time: 21:14
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
living here is amazing! / it´s amazing to live here! / this is an amazing place to live!


Explanation:
That´s how I would say it. It takes the "slang" out of the phrase (that makes it difficult for people of different regions/cultures to understand it), while still conveying the intended meaning.

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Note added at 7 days (2009-11-02 13:07:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you very much! :)

Almudena Grau
Spain
Local time: 21:14
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Reference comments


13 mins
Reference: Bisnazo

Reference information:
I found this entry in a so-colled "Diccionario Canario"
El canario no aprovecha las grandes oportunidades..... Se hace un 'bisnazo'


    Reference: http://webalia.com/chistes/diccionario-canario/gmx-niv61-con...
lorenab23
United States
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Nov 2, 2009 - Changes made by Almudena Grau:
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