nace, no se hace

English translation: nature, not nurture

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Spanish term or phrase:nace, no se hace
English translation:nature, not nurture
Entered by: MARCELA RUIZ

18:12 Feb 2, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: nace, no se hace
"un vendedor no nace, se hace"
Alguien sabe o tiene una idea de cómo decirlo en inglés con un dicho o algo así???
TIA
MARCELA RUIZ
Argentina
Local time: 19:38
nature, not nurture
Explanation:
Es otra suggerencia:
A salesman does not come from nature, but nurture.

Ó

A salesman comes from nature, not nurture.

Depende!!

Saludos,
Katy

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Catherine Reay
Spain
Local time: 00:38
Grading comment
eso es lo que estaba buscando!
Tnx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2salesmen are born, not made
MJ Barber
4 +3born, not made
Michele Fauble
5 +2a salesperson is made, not born
Roxana Cortijo
5 +1are made, not born
Adriana de Groote
4You just don't come out of the womb a born natural
Chutzpahtic (X)
5 -1nature, not nurture
Catherine Reay


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
are made, not born


Explanation:
Saludos.

Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 16:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Rabel: or "born, not made", She switched the words in the actual question
14 mins
  -> Yo creo que aquí están hablando exactamente de lo que puso Marcela, es decir que uno no nace como vendedor, sino que puede adquirir esa calidad a través de entrenamiento, etc.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
salesmen are born, not made


Explanation:
I've heard it said like this. Doesn't rhyme, like in Spanish, but hey

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MJ Barber
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agree  George Rabel: or made, not born.
13 mins

agree  Cristian Garcia
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
born, not made


Explanation:
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\'a salesman is born, not made\'

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-02-02 18:17:04 GMT)
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\'a saleman is made, not born\'

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Clare C: isn't it the opposite? yes, the opposite in the heading! confusing!
1 min
  -> If you look at the question heading, you'll see 'nace, no se hace'.

agree  George Rabel: Fauble Michele
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  -> thanks

agree  Cristian Garcia
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  -> thanks

agree  Refugio
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. Sometimes the chosen answer makes me wonder why I bother to answer.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a salesperson is made, not born


Explanation:
my suggestion

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Roxana Cortijo
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.): I guess it is exactly the opposite. ..
2 mins
  -> I've just realized that she asked for both. Now, she's the one to decide which is the right one.-

agree  George Rabel: or the other way around,, just switch the words :)
12 mins
  -> yep, you're right. thanks.-

agree  Marsha Wilkie
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  -> thanks, Marsha
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You just don't come out of the womb a born natural


Explanation:
Found the above on businessleader.com. The article also talks about The True Salesperson: Born or Self-Made?
Hope it helps. Good luck!


    Reference: http://www.businessleader.com/bl/jun99/train.html
Chutzpahtic (X)
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nature, not nurture


Explanation:
Es otra suggerencia:
A salesman does not come from nature, but nurture.

Ó

A salesman comes from nature, not nurture.

Depende!!

Saludos,
Katy

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 days (2005-02-07 13:25:58 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Test Your Sense of Pitch - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... of environmental experience. Tone deafness appears to stem from nature,
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www.nidcd.nih.gov/tunetest/index.asp - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares

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www.wga.org/WrittenBy/0500/rodman.html - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares

Betsy Hart - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... But more to the point, feminists appear to hate the norms which again and again
are shown to arise from nature, not nurture in a \"patriarchal\" culture. ...
www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/hart022200.asp - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares

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Formato de archivo: Microsoft Powerpoint 97 - Versión en HTML
... If an object is placed in the infant’s palm, she’ll grasp it automatically (all
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www.littlehoop.cc/people/syoung/ Psychology111/notes/chapter3%20edited.ppt - Páginas similares

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... homosexuality is often considered an unwanted aberration in our society --which
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... The storytelling, as a means of ‘telepathy’, as he likes to call
it, is something that stems from nature, not nurture. ...
www.eastoftheweb.com/uncut/node/view/10593 - 101k - En caché - Páginas similares

Stephen King\'s On Writing - short stories uncut - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... age. The storytelling, as a means of ‘telepathy’, as he likes to call
it, is something that stems from nature, not nurture. ...
www.eastoftheweb.com/uncut/node/printable/10593 - 31k - En caché - Páginas similares

From Misadventure to Magic: with all your force - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... was that \"the sexes are the same\" -- even then she recognized, she says, that \"Taylor\'s
mystery and glamour was coming from nature, not nurture.\" In other words ...
www.reenchantmentofsex.com/magic.html - 44k - En caché - Páginas similares

feature1 - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... developed by a good teacher and that certain techniques can be taught, there\'s a
lot to be said for the argument that it comes mainly from nature, not nurture. ...
www.antiquesmagazine.com/ subscribers/weeklyfeatures/feature1.html - 14k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares

Liberation Journal - Toy Perversion - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Betsy Hart said, \"feminists appear to hate the norms which again and again are shown
to arise from nature, not nurture...So instead of accepting and ...
liberationjournal.com/index/modules. php?name=News&file=article&sid=238 - 38k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares



Catherine Reay
Spain
Local time: 00:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
eso es lo que estaba buscando!
Tnx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michele Fauble: Not the most natural way of expressing it in English.
29 mins

disagree  Refugio: Sounds very awkward in English...can you provide a single example of such wording?
1 hr
  -> Please see added note to answer. Thank you!
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