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a man's man

Spanish translation: un hombre íntegro

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English term or phrase:a man's man
Spanish translation:un hombre íntegro

21:29 Oct 24, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: a man's man
"The yiddish word mensch means "man", but this word carries a lot of freight. It means a man of integrity, honor, courage and every other good quality you could think of. A man's man!"
Gabriela De Francesco
Argentina
Local time: 09:26
un hombre íntegro
Explanation:
o en su defecto "todo un hombre"
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 07:26
Grading comment
gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7un hombre íntegro
Giovanni Rengifo
4 +4(todo) un hombre
hecdan (X)
5un mero hombre
jbruton (X)
4 +1"un hombre de la cabeza a los pies"
celiacp
5Un hombre de una pieza
Javier Herrera
5un hombre cabal
ingridbram
5un hombre de verdad, una persona cabal, con don de gente
Walter Landesman
5un verdadero hombre
Daltry Gárate
5 -1Un hombre es un hombre
lwi


  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
un hombre íntegro


Explanation:
o en su defecto "todo un hombre"

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 07:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 81
Grading comment
gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hecdan (X): totalmente de acuerdo; de todos modos, atención que en el gueto gay se usa en otro sentido :))
1 min
agree  Thierry LOTTE: todo un hombre
1 min
agree  alcarama: todo un hombre
3 mins
agree  Julio Torres
1 hr
agree  Walter Landesman
1 hr
agree  Adriana Torres
4 hrs
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Sí, me parece la opción menos influida por localismos y la que puede funcionar aquí. "Un hombre íntegro".
11 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un mero hombre


Explanation:
...para un toque colloquial

jbruton (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  hecdan (X): me suena algo peyorativo, aunque puede ser una opinión muy personal
1 min
neutral  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Sí, coincido con Hecdan. Al menos en España, "mero" no significa "puro"/"íntegro" como en otros países, sino "simple". Es decir, en España un "mero hombre" sería un "simple hombre".
10 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Un hombre es un hombre


Explanation:
En España se utiliza esta expresión, tal cual, para ejemplificar lo que comentas tú (y otras cosas que nov vienen al caso)

lwi
Spain
Local time: 14:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daltry Gárate: Totalmente alejado del concepto
6243 days
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"un hombre de la cabeza a los pies"


Explanation:
es una expresión que utilizamos en España; no sé si servirá para tu contexto, pero ahí va.
Saludos!

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celiacp
Spain
Local time: 14:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Buena, "un hombre de los de verdad"...
4582 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(todo) un hombre


Explanation:
en realidad, tanto en yiddish como en alemán, francés o español, decir 'es un hombre!' da todo el sentido cuando se vocaliza de cierta manera (Napoleón le dice a Goethe: vous êtes un homme!); en Estados Unidos (sobre todo en el este) la cosa se resuelve con 'mensch' y, si el contexto te lo permite, conservaría 'mensch'

hecdan (X)
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoseAlejandro: bien, chico!
56 mins
  -> gracias!
agree  Heidi C: todo un hombre, precisamente es tanto el sentido de la frase como el significado de "mensch". Saludos :)
1 hr
  -> gracias!
agree  Walter Landesman
1 hr
  -> gracias!
agree  luzia fortes
5 hrs
  -> gracias!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Un hombre de una pieza


Explanation:
Otra expresión alternativa, bastante habitual.
Suerte

Javier Herrera
Local time: 14:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 4
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un hombre cabal


Explanation:
es una forma común

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Note added at 2005-10-24 22:07:03 (GMT)
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... ha sido tratado muchas veces y se encuentra a un hombre cabal ...www.montanismo.org.mx

en el país de Us un hombre llamado Job: hombre cabal, recto, que temía a Dios y se ... en la tierra; es un hombre cabal, recto, que teme a Dios ...www.archimadrid.es/araucana/bib_sapienciales.htm

ingridbram
Local time: 06:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un hombre de verdad, una persona cabal, con don de gente


Explanation:
todo eso encierra la palabra "mensch" en yiddish

Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 09:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 76
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6243 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un verdadero hombre


Explanation:
That's it

Daltry Gárate
Bolivia
Local time: 08:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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