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One good belly laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms

Spanish translation: una buena carcajada vale por mil silogismos

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English term or phrase:One good belly laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms
Spanish translation:una buena carcajada vale por mil silogismos
Entered by: María T. Vargas

14:35 Apr 28, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: One good belly laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms
It is a common tactic of naysayers, especially those with any so-called academic clout, to dismiss ideas of merit by using a tactic easily described this way: "One good belly laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms." This approach seeks to discredit not only through "the subtraction game" but also through immense ridicule.
Minerva_82
una buena carcajada vale por mil silogismos
Explanation:
Dic. Oxford Superlex y lo que me parece que es. Suerte.
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María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 14:34
Grading comment
muchas gracias :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +15una buena carcajada vale por mil silogismos
María T. Vargas


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +15
one good belly laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms
una buena carcajada vale por mil silogismos


Explanation:
Dic. Oxford Superlex y lo que me parece que es. Suerte.

María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
muchas gracias :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  alcarama: Yo usaría "vale más que", pero that's right!
5 mins
  -> Gracias y puede ser también
agree  Cesar Serrano
9 mins
  -> Gracias, César
agree  Florcy
15 mins
  -> Gracias, Florcy
agree  Lydia De Jorge
20 mins
  -> Gracias, Lydia
agree  Rosina Peixoto
34 mins
  -> Gracias, Rosina
agree  Monica Chalar Vecchio: Aunque me pregunto, ¿sería demasiado familiar "una buena panzada de risa" vale más que mil silogismos?
45 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica. Me parece que "panzada" no serviría en muchos sitios
agree  Sebastián Castillo Thomas
56 mins
  -> Gracias, Sebastián
agree  Roxana Cortijo
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Roxana
agree  Salloz
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Salloz
agree  jacana54 (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Lucía
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Noni
agree  Nora Escoms
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Nora
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Sandra
agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, colega
agree  Ismael Gómez
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ismael
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