"las cosas claras y el vino XXX"

English translation: in clear terms

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Spanish term or phrase:las cosas claras
English translation:in clear terms
Entered by: Parrot

18:38 May 28, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing / es un slogan
Spanish term or phrase: "las cosas claras y el vino XXX"
"Las cosas claras y el vino XXX"
Daniela Pesce
Local time: 12:10
The things clear
Explanation:
Las cosas claras = the things clear
Thats literal.´

It´s not always easy to translate slogans, perhaps there shoul be a totaly different thing.

I could imagine something like this:

"All things straight and the wine..."
"I like everything straight and..."
"All cleared and the..."

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Hans Preisendanz ->Technical Translations<-
Mexico
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
Gracias Hans, buenas ideas!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2tell it like it is
Marian Greenfield
4 +1The things clear
Hans Preisendanz ->Technical Translations<-


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The things clear


Explanation:
Las cosas claras = the things clear
Thats literal.´

It´s not always easy to translate slogans, perhaps there shoul be a totaly different thing.

I could imagine something like this:

"All things straight and the wine..."
"I like everything straight and..."
"All cleared and the..."



Hans Preisendanz ->Technical Translations<-
Mexico
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 60
Grading comment
Gracias Hans, buenas ideas!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cebice: las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso!
51 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tell it like it is


Explanation:
Call a spade a spade

etc, etc

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14617

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorianne Weston: although the choice has already been made, I'll venture to put my 2 cents in and agree that THIS is the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression
13 mins

agree  moken: clearly not the things clear - am i clear?
2 hrs
  -> thanks for the much-need chuckle!!!!!
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