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Glossary entry

inglés term or phrase:

That's all fine and dandy.

español translation:

Todo anda viento en popa.

Added to glossary by Robert Forstag
Sep 11, 2006 16:40
17 yrs ago
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inglés term

fine and dandy

inglés al español Arte/Literatura Cine, películas, TV, teatro frase hecha
Does any know any Spanish idiomatic expression for "It's all fine and dandy"
Proposed translations (español)
3 +2 Todo anda viento en popa.
5 +3 a las mil maravillas
4 es fantástico

Discussion

BelkisDV Sep 11, 2006:
The tone of this expression will determine the correct answer. Is it ironic, a statement, etc.

Proposed translations

+2
2 minutos
inglés term (edited): It's all fine and dandy.
Selected

Todo anda viento en popa.

One possibilility.

Suerte.
Peer comment(s):
agree Egmont
7 minutos
Thank you, Egmont.
agree Rafael Molina Pulgar
18 minutos
Gracias, Rafael.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
14 minutos

a las mil maravillas

Oxford bilingüe:

tried to make out everything was fine and dandy
trató de dar la impresión de que todo marchaba a las mil maravillas
Peer comment(s):
agree Kaiser_Soze
22 minutos
agree Marta Fernandez-Suarez (X)
1 hora
agree Susy Ordaz
5 días
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16 minutos

es fantástico

Muchas veces "It's all fine and dandy" se utiliza en tono irónico. Si así fuere yo lo traduciría por "es fantástico".

"Es fantástico que te creas todo lo que cuentan, pero..."
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