Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
aw-shucks
Spanish translation:
ingenuidad fingida
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English term
aw-shucks
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Rich Democrats vying to replace him (Bush) are merely less effective purveyors of the same aw-shucks nonsense.
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13 mins
George Rabel
Native in Spanish
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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ingenuidad fingida
Michael´s suggestion is quite accurate, as far as the definition of "aw-shucks". But in the complete context, I´d choose something more clear and less idiomatic to avoid loosing the meaning.
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Comment: "Again, thank you."
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
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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caray, caramba
Oxford
shucks / SVks / interj (AmE colloq) ¡caray! (fam), ¡caramba! (fam); shucks, why can’t I ever get it
right! ¡caray! ¿por qué no me saldrá nunca bien? (fam); shucks, it’s nothing; you can use it
anytime (no) faltaba más, hombre; úsalo cuando quieras
Mike :)
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And, as you would expect, people that say \"aw-shucks\" are timid, shy and provincial
Random House
aw-shucks (ôÆshuksÆ), adj. Informal.
characterized by a shy, embarrassed, often provincial manner.
[1930–35]
Mike :)
shucks / SVks / interj (AmE colloq) ¡caray! (fam), ¡caramba! (fam); shucks, why can’t I ever get it
right! ¡caray! ¿por qué no me saldrá nunca bien? (fam); shucks, it’s nothing; you can use it
anytime (no) faltaba más, hombre; úsalo cuando quieras
Mike :)
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And, as you would expect, people that say \"aw-shucks\" are timid, shy and provincial
Random House
aw-shucks (ôÆshuksÆ), adj. Informal.
characterized by a shy, embarrassed, often provincial manner.
[1930–35]
Mike :)
4 mins
Ivannia Garcia
Native in Spanish
26 years in the Translation Business
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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tonterías de arrepentimiento / lamentación
random house unabridged
–interj.
7. shucks, Informal. (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.)
[1665–75; orig. uncert.]
–interj.
7. shucks, Informal. (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.)
[1665–75; orig. uncert.]
50 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, US) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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(p)seudoingenuidad; (p)seudosencillez
... Pero hay un punto en que todos los siquiatras coinciden y es en la ingenuidad
(o pseudoingenuidad) que proyecta la imagen del animador. ...
www.quepasa.cl/revista/1388/26.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Aidan offers a box of tissues, and Kendall admits she was wrong about him, too, \"You notice a lot more than I thought.\" Devane asks if she thinks so, saying he\'s just a bloke from the English countryside. ***\"Don\'t pull that \'aw, shucks\' routine with me!\" Kendall tells him, and the bloke asks, \"Aw, shucks? What the hell is that?\" Kendall laughs as she says it\'s an American expression; it means someone who pretends to be less than he really is.*** \"Like you?\" Aidan wonders. Kendall says she pretends to be more than she is, but he never does.
http://allmychildren.about.com/library/recaps/2002/bl2002110...
(o pseudoingenuidad) que proyecta la imagen del animador. ...
www.quepasa.cl/revista/1388/26.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Aidan offers a box of tissues, and Kendall admits she was wrong about him, too, \"You notice a lot more than I thought.\" Devane asks if she thinks so, saying he\'s just a bloke from the English countryside. ***\"Don\'t pull that \'aw, shucks\' routine with me!\" Kendall tells him, and the bloke asks, \"Aw, shucks? What the hell is that?\" Kendall laughs as she says it\'s an American expression; it means someone who pretends to be less than he really is.*** \"Like you?\" Aidan wonders. Kendall says she pretends to be more than she is, but he never does.
http://allmychildren.about.com/library/recaps/2002/bl2002110...
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cándida
Main Entry: aw-shucks
Pronunciation: 'o-"sh&ks
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: being or marked by an unsophisticated, self-conscious, or self-effacing manner
Quizá podrías trasladar algo de la informalidad del término americano a la palabra que califica:
Los ricos demócratas que tratan de reemplazar a Bush tan sólo son proveedores (aún) menos efectivos de las mismas cándidas bobadas.
Pronunciation: 'o-"sh&ks
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: being or marked by an unsophisticated, self-conscious, or self-effacing manner
Quizá podrías trasladar algo de la informalidad del término americano a la palabra que califica:
Los ricos demócratas que tratan de reemplazar a Bush tan sólo son proveedores (aún) menos efectivos de las mismas cándidas bobadas.
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cándida
Main Entry: aw-shucks
Pronunciation: 'o-"sh&ks
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: being or marked by an unsophisticated, self-conscious, or self-effacing manner
Quizá podrías trasladar algo de la informalidad del término americano a la palabra que califica:
Los ricos demócratas que tratan de reemplazar a Bush tan sólo son proveedores (aún) menos efectivos de las mismas cándidas bobadas.
Pronunciation: 'o-"sh&ks
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: being or marked by an unsophisticated, self-conscious, or self-effacing manner
Quizá podrías trasladar algo de la informalidad del término americano a la palabra que califica:
Los ricos demócratas que tratan de reemplazar a Bush tan sólo son proveedores (aún) menos efectivos de las mismas cándidas bobadas.
Reference:
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