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Well and good...

Spanish translation: ¡Tanto mejor!

11:53 Aug 5, 2000
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: Well and good...
Well and good, but there is sometimes a conflict between giving and taking.

No sé cómo interpretar Well and good.
Gracias,
Silvia
Silvia Sassone
Spanish translation:¡Tanto mejor!
Explanation:
According to Larousse, "well and good" stands for "¡tanto mejor!

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Maria
Local time: 05:09
Grading comment
María, gracias porque tú sabes que no lo encontré ni en el Oxford, ni en S&S, ni en babylon. En fin, esto fue más liviano que el "quickie". Gracias de nuevo. Silvia
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Mauricio López Langenbach
na¡Tanto mejor!
Maria


  

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17 mins
¡Tanto mejor!


Explanation:
According to Larousse, "well and good" stands for "¡tanto mejor!




    Gran Diccionario Larousse
Maria
Local time: 05:09
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1496
Grading comment
María, gracias porque tú sabes que no lo encontré ni en el Oxford, ni en S&S, ni en babylon. En fin, esto fue más liviano que el "quickie". Gracias de nuevo. Silvia
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Error


Explanation:
La expresión sugerida es un error. "Well and good" se usa cuando alguien está de acuerdo con lo que otra persona dice, pero también quiere expresar otro punto de vista. Esto queda claro con el uso de "but" a continuación. Es como decir "lo que dices es cierto, pero..." En este caso puede ser "Es verdad, pero a veces existe un conflicto..." Esa es la idea de "well and good". Muchas veces se dice "that's all well and good, but"...
Ojalá que llegue a tiempo este mensaje.

Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 22:09
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 327

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laura Majocchi: I agree with Mauricio's explanation. I have found an instance that totally supports the idea of a contrast between two things (well and good... but...). (I am sorry I cannot quote it here owing to the limited no. of characters I can enter).
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