What goes around comes around

Spanish translation: es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos

15:45 Jul 10, 2008

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English term or phrase: What goes around comes around

Esta conocida expresíon está en el contexto:

"What goes around comes around, because from every sale we will return $0.25 to help the people who gave us the idea of the product"

Cómo se traduciría la expresión? Gracias!

Leticia Klemetz, CT KudoZ activity Questions: 402 (1 open) (7 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 344 Sweden
Local time: 22:01

Spanish translation:es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos

Explanation:
En este caso debes evitar el sentido negativo de la expresión inglesa, que es "quien siembra vientos, recoge tempestades".

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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2008-07-13 04:39:12 GMT) Post-grading
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¡De nada! ¡A mandar!

Selected response from:

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Spain
Local time: 22:01

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Gracias a todos por las ideas! Comprendiendo bien el significado, al final se me ocurrió parafrasear el proverbio chino "Pon tu pan sobre las aguas y te regresará". Me parecía menos soberbio por parte de la compañía. (aunque me encanta también la versión de Adriana Martínez - lástima no poder repartir puntos). En cualquier caso, gracias y feliz finde!
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Summary of answers provided

5 +5

se cosecha lo que se siembra

Cristina Heraud-van Tol

4 +5

es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT

4 +2

En el dar está el recibir

Adriana Martinez

lo que siembras cosechas / lo que se siembra se cosecha

Adriana de Groote

estan sembrando lo que cosecharon

Erin DeBell

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

what goes around comes around se cosecha lo que se siembra

Explanation:
WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

'good or bad';"you will reap what you sow";
Okay Bugs,"You snitched on me"! Remember this,"What goes around comes around"!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WHAT GOES ARO...

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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

5 mins confidence:

what goes around comes around lo que siembras cosechas / lo que se siembra se cosecha

Explanation:
Otra opción

Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

8 mins confidence:

what goes around comes around estan sembrando lo que cosecharon

Explanation:
I hear this expresson all the time, but usually in singular form. I like Thomas' idea, but wanted to offer this more literal translation. What goes around comes around is just like reaping what one sows. They both DO have negative connotation, usually, which is turned around in this text to mean something positive. Perhaps the same could be done with the expression I've listed. :)

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Note added at 10 mins (2008-07-10 15:56:17 GMT)
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So is it better to use "se" in this case?

(Se siembra lo que se cosecha)

Erin DeBell
United States
Local time: 16:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

what goes around comes around En el dar está el recibir

Explanation:
No sé si este dicho sea sólo de uso popular en México, quizás también se use en España y otros países de habla hispana. Lo incluyo por aportar algo diferente, aunque todas las demás opciones que giran alrededor de la mismsa idea son buenas.

Adriana Martinez
Mexico
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

what goes around comes around

es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos

Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
Spain
Local time: 22:01
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 7

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