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"el papel aguanta todo"

English translation: anything and everything can be said on paper

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Spanish term or phrase:"el papel aguanta todo"
English translation:anything and everything can be said on paper
Entered by: Henry Hinds

16:22 Nov 14, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: "el papel aguanta todo"
No basta relacionar las pruebas en un documento. Es preciso acreditarlas con los documentos de rigor, pues como se dice vulgarmente "el papel aguanta todo", y en esta materia los jueces y funcionarios deben obrar con redoblada cautela ...
Terejimenez
Local time: 13:15
anything and everything can be said on paper
Explanation:
No conocía el dicho, pero con un poco de investigación llegué a esto.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 12:15
Grading comment
Mil gracias Henry. En este contexto se refiere a que "uno puede escribir lo que quiera" pero tiene que demostrarlo.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3anything and everything can be said on paper
Henry Hinds
5things that are written down never lie..things in writing
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
anything and everything can be said on paper


Explanation:
No conocía el dicho, pero con un poco de investigación llegué a esto.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 12:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Mil gracias Henry. En este contexto se refiere a que "uno puede escribir lo que quiera" pero tiene que demostrarlo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmen Riadi: that's the idea
30 mins
  -> Gracias, Carmen.
agree  Jo-Hanna Goettsche
35 mins
  -> Gracias, Jo-Hanna.
agree  Roberto Rey
42 mins
  -> Gracias, Roberto.
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
things that are written down never lie..things in writing


Explanation:
that is the idea....written down

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Henry Hinds: After looking at some other examples of this saying, my take on it is that it could well be the truth or a pack of lies as well, but the court wants to see it all. And if it's a lie or whatever it may be, the paper is not going to self-destruct.
23 mins
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