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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Presentation about negotiation techniques | |||||||
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| Selected response from: María Cielo Pipet Argentina Local time: 05:25 | ||||||
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5 +2 | life IS all a bowl of cherries |
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4 | not everything is a piece of cake |
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4 | life isn't all a bowl of cherries |
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4 | all that glitters is gold |
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3 | no thorns among the roses |
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3 | it's all clear sailing |
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not everything is a piece of cake Explanation: no todo el monte es orégano loc. col. Expresión que da a entender que no todo es fácil o placentero en un asunto: tiene defectos,no vayas a pensar que todo el monte es orégano. Example sentence(s):
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life isn't all a bowl of cherries Explanation: Oxford Dictionary todo (en) el monte es orégano life isn’t all a bowl of cherries Mike :) |
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life IS all a bowl of cherries Explanation: Acá se está jugando con la expresión "NO es orégano todo el monte / NO todo el monte es orégano": "expr. U. para expresar que no todo es fácil o placentero en un asunto" (DRAE), pero se utiliza en forma afirmativa: el comprador puede pensar que SÍ lo es. |
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