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much-needed

Spanish translation: muy necesitado

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English term or phrase:much-needed
Spanish translation:muy necesitado
Entered by: Tracey

21:41 Jul 5, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: much-needed
She took a much-needed break.

Thanks for your help.
Tracey
Mexico
Local time: 22:17
muy necesitado (descanso)
Explanation:
Ella tomó un muy necesitado descanso.
Selected response from:

Carlos Ortega
Chile
Local time: 00:17
Grading comment
Thanks so much for all your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11muy necesitado (descanso)
Carlos Ortega
4 +1que necesitaba sobremanera
Valeria Hazan
5merecido
Marga Dorao
4muy necesaria
Yaotl Altan
4"X se tomó un muy necesario respiro/ descanso" / "X se tomó unas muy necesarias vacaciones"
Rosmu


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
muy necesaria


Explanation:
es mi opción

Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 67
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
muy necesitado (descanso)


Explanation:
Ella tomó un muy necesitado descanso.

Carlos Ortega
Chile
Local time: 00:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks so much for all your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
8 mins
  -> Gracias Egmont.
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
10 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  sassa
10 mins
  -> Gracias Sassa.
agree  Manuel Rodriguez
13 mins
  -> Gracias Manuel.
agree  Laura Iglesias
15 mins
  -> Gracias Laura.
agree  ConstanzaG
32 mins
  -> Gracias Constanza.
agree  De la Vera C (X)
50 mins
  -> Gracias Verobrun.
agree  Nitza Ramos
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Nitza.
agree  Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Mónica.
agree  Luisa Ramos, CT
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Luisa.
agree  Magan
14 hrs
  -> gracias Inma.
agree  Carmen Quiñones
17 hrs
  -> Gracias Carmen.
disagree  Marga Dorao: Se que ésta pregunta ya está cerrada pero, sinceramente, esta respuesta es demasiado literal... En español lo normal sería decir "merecido" descanso.
574 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
que necesitaba sobremanera


Explanation:
Se tomó un descanso que necesitaba sobremanera.

Valeria Hazan
Local time: 01:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriel Csaba
4 hrs
  -> gracias!!!
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"X se tomó un muy necesario respiro/ descanso" / "X se tomó unas muy necesarias vacaciones"


Explanation:
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Note added at 23 hrs (2006-07-06 21:15:11 GMT)
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"X se tomó un imprescindible respiro/descanso" / "X se tomó unas imprescindibles vacaciones"

Rosmu
Spain
Local time: 06:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 39
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574 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
merecido


Explanation:
Ya está cerrada, lo se, pero es que ninguna de las respuestas se ajusta a lo que realmente se diría en español, que es "merecido".

Marga Dorao
Local time: 00:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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