Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Las cosas caen por su propio peso
English translation:
What goes around...comes around
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El contexto es muy general. Habla de trabajo, dice que si uno trabaja bien obtendrá alguna recompensa y viceversa. Ése es el sentido de la frase. Quisiera saber si hay algún dicho en inglés que corresponda a esta frase.
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What goes around...comes around
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eski :))
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What goes around comes around. The status eventually returns to its original value after completing some sort of cycle. A person's actions, whether good or ...
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What goes around comes around - ClichéSite.com - The largest ...
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What goes round comes around « Dr. Hsu's forum
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Saludos
eski :))
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Many thanks to kairosz for your kind consideration.
eski in Acapulco
:))
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
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United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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to go without a saying; be obvious; not stand up to scrutiny
modismo
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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You'll get what you deserve
Mi aporte.
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David Ronder
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Gracias, David.
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Rosmu
: My opinion is that your answer is not appropriate to the context, since you have misinterpreted it.
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Maybe so on second thought, although the CONTEXT could be better.
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Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
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134
you reap what you sow
A suggestion
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Esther Hermida
: This is closest based on context given.
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Thank you, Esther. :-)
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ormiston
4 hrs
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Thank you, ormiston. :-)
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moken
: With Esther. :O) :O)
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Thank you, Alvaro. :-)
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Isamar
5 hrs
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Thank you, Isamar. :-)
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Charles Davis
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Thank you, Charles. :-)
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James A. Walsh
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Thank you, James. :-)
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Eileen Banks
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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20
stating the obvious
Anothher option - Suerte!
5 hrs
fortune favors the diligent
yet another saying that applies in this context
7 hrs
Compensation is based on each employee's contribution and performance*
*Darius has a wonderful phrase, but based on the full context, the tone might be too familiar. What I can't make out is whether this "compensation" is material or psychological. English has a saying "A job well done is its own reward":A Job Well Done is Its Own Reward…Not « The Coaching Source
17 May 2011 – He said “It must be my background, I grew up on a farm, and in my family, a job well done was its own reward.” So true. ...
thecoachingsource.com/.../a-job-well-done-is-its-own-reward…not/ - En caché. If the compensation is material, the phrase I entered will work for you (professional tone); if it is meant in the sense of " a job well done is its own reward" and their is no tangible benefit offered, I wouldn't use the word "compensation", as it implies a tangible benefit. Instead I'd say something like "employees satisfaction with their employment situation is/will be proportional to their contribution and effort/performance."
17 May 2011 – He said “It must be my background, I grew up on a farm, and in my family, a job well done was its own reward.” So true. ...
thecoachingsource.com/.../a-job-well-done-is-its-own-reward…not/ - En caché. If the compensation is material, the phrase I entered will work for you (professional tone); if it is meant in the sense of " a job well done is its own reward" and their is no tangible benefit offered, I wouldn't use the word "compensation", as it implies a tangible benefit. Instead I'd say something like "employees satisfaction with their employment situation is/will be proportional to their contribution and effort/performance."
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" you can fool some people sometimes but you can't fool all the people all the time"
Uno puede "vender la moto" a alguien de que trabaja mucho, hace muy bien su trabajo. etc., cuando en algunos casos no es cierto. El término que te propongo dice que, independientemente de lo que nosotros pretendamos hacer creer a los demás acerca de nuestros actos, de nuestro trabajo, etc., la verdad siempre se acaba imponiendo, ya que las cosas caen por su propio peso y pone a cada uno en su sitio.
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David Ronder
: This is a misquotation of Lincoln and doesn't seem to fit the context, anyway. / Yes, it's just my opinion that it doesn't fit the context. But it is a fact that you've got the quote wrong - and you could easily have checked it.
4 hrs
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This is just your opinion.
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Henry Hinds
: I share David's opinion as well, so it's not just his.
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