Tienes un bien amigo o una amiga a quien puedes contar tus cosas?

17:03 Sep 19, 2000
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: Tienes un bien amigo o una amiga a quien puedes contar tus cosas?
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naSee below
Robert Anderson
naHave you got a good friend (male or female) to whom you can tell your personal things?
kropotkin (X)
naDo you have a good friend with whom you may talk...
Jesús Paredes
naDo you have a good friend you can confide in?
Megdalina
naI have a couple of good friends, one male and one female, you can talk about your business to.
Een (X)
naThere are two ways to translate this question...
Heathcliff


  

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Explanation:
Do you have a good male or female friend to whom you can tell things?


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Robert Anderson
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2 hrs
Have you got a good friend (male or female) to whom you can tell your personal things?


Explanation:
Hope it helps!
Antonio Muñoz G.
México, DF

kropotkin (X)
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3 hrs
Do you have a good friend with whom you may talk...


Explanation:
Do you have a good friend with whom you may talk about your personal matters? The word "friend" includes "amigo o amiga".

Jesús Paredes
Local time: 20:58
PRO pts in pair: 151

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6 hrs
Do you have a good friend you can confide in?


Explanation:
Hope this helps! Good luck!

Megdalina
PRO pts in pair: 79

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7 hrs
I have a couple of good friends, one male and one female, you can talk about your business to.


Explanation:
I hope this is OK. Good luck.

Een (X)
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23 hrs
There are two ways to translate this question...


Explanation:
The first is literal: "Do you have a good male friend or a female friend to you who can tell your things?"

And the second is based on the meaning of the Spanish sentence, but expressed in colloquial English, the way the question would be asked by a native English speaker: "Do you have a good friend you can talk to (about personal matters)?"

Hope these examples offer you a little insight into how a translator's mind works!

Heathcliff
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