Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
did her duty by each
Spanish translation:
cumplió (con) su deber frente a todos
Added to glossary by
Mariano Grynszpan
Jun 28, 2003 00:28
21 yrs ago
English term
did her duty by each
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
"the wife, who, veracious, serene and charming, ""did her duty by each"", and by her husband most of all"
El autor está describiendo una cena.
El autor está describiendo una cena.
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13 mins
Mariano Grynszpan
Native in Spanish
Accurate translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, Russian to Spanish
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356
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cumplió (con) su deber frente a todos
Es otra posibilidad.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias"
9 mins
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.
Related KudoZ points
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9884
hacía las tareas esperadas de ella a cada uno (de ellos)
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Note added at 11 mins (2003-06-28 00:39:46 GMT)
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In The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms,
\"do one\'s duty\":
1. Do one\'s tasks or what is expected of one. For example, \"He was only doing his duty when he made the children finish their homework.\"
Este modismo existe desde el principio del siglo XVI y todavía se usa todo el tiempo.
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Note added at 11 mins (2003-06-28 00:39:46 GMT)
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In The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms,
\"do one\'s duty\":
1. Do one\'s tasks or what is expected of one. For example, \"He was only doing his duty when he made the children finish their homework.\"
Este modismo existe desde el principio del siglo XVI y todavía se usa todo el tiempo.
13 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
cumplia con sus obligaciones [de buena esposa] frente a todos
Sorry, I can't type accents on this keyboard.
23 mins
atendió a cada uno/sirvió a cada uno
duty es servicio, por lo que queda sirvió a cada uno, pero a mí en lo personal me suena mejor atendió
Atendió a cada uno o atendió a uno por uno y en especial a su esposo
Atendió a cada uno o atendió a uno por uno y en especial a su esposo
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