Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sacar los sonidos de plata a golpes de pico y pala
English translation:
made money through hard work
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Zilin Cui
Apr 21, 2013 22:19
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Poland
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Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Spanish to Polish, and 1 more.
sacar los sonidos de plata a golpes de pico y pala
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Hola! como estan? Me podrian ayudar con este termino... Se lo agradezco muchisimo!!! La frase es la siguiente:
Repasaba una y otra vez los compases de la ''Polonesa'' de Chopin para sacar los sonidos de plata a golpes de pico y pala.
Repasaba una y otra vez los compases de la ''Polonesa'' de Chopin para sacar los sonidos de plata a golpes de pico y pala.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | made money through hard work |
Zilin Cui
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| 3 | to make a bit of money through blood, sweat and tears. |
Animus
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Apr 29, 2013 12:48: Zilin Cui Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
14 hrs
to make a bit of money through blood, sweat and tears.
This could perhaps be a more idiomatic alternative to the suggestion above. It might be slightly stronger than the Spanish phrase but is an idiomatic way of saying through hard work or with substantial effort.
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