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elbow grease

Spanish translation: esfuerzo

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English term or phrase:elbow grease
Spanish translation:esfuerzo
Entered by: Mabel Garzón

16:08 May 30, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: elbow grease
With a little elbow grease and creativity, you can update your kitchen cabinets without going through the hassle of an entire remodel.
Blanca Rodriguez
Local time: 07:58
esfuerzo
Explanation:
Exp.
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Mabel Garzón
Colombia
Grading comment
gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5esfuerzo
Mabel Garzón
4 +1fuerza de puños/energía
Bill Greendyk
5Con poca esfuerza y creatividad, puede rehacer los gabinetes de la cocina sin los problemas de un re
tommyj
5...esfuerzo en serio / concentrado...
Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
4Con un poco del sudor de tu frente, y de tu creatividad...
Jairo Contreras-López
4...ejercicio / activida física...
Ramón Solá


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fuerza de puños/energía


Explanation:
Se refiere a las fuerzas que uno pone de sí mismo para hacer algo.

Suerte!

Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 499

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tanna
12 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
esfuerzo


Explanation:
Exp.

Mabel Garzón
Colombia
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 45
Grading comment
gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Edgar
10 mins
agree  Sam D (X)
21 mins
agree  msaiz (X)
1 hr
agree  Patricia McGrory (X)
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias a todos
agree  Сергей Лузан
1 day 3 hrs
  -> thanks to all
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Con un poco del sudor de tu frente, y de tu creatividad...


Explanation:
Quizás te ayude esta sugerencia...
es muy análoga y quiere decir lo mismo...

Saludos y suerte en tus traducciones...

Jairo Contreras-López
United States
Local time: 23:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 276
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Con poca esfuerza y creatividad, puede rehacer los gabinetes de la cocina sin los problemas de un re


Explanation:
sin los problemas de un remodelo entero.

tommyj
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...esfuerzo en serio / concentrado...


Explanation:
Good afternoon to you.

Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1080
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...ejercicio / activida física...


Explanation:
Just a couple more options.

HTH...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3952
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