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Un pequeño gran placer.

English translation: one of life's small but great pleasures

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Spanish term or phrase:Un pequeño gran placer.
English translation:one of life's small but great pleasures
Entered by: Adam Burman

14:11 Nov 14, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Interview
Spanish term or phrase: Un pequeño gran placer.
This is the statement/question from the interview.

The respondent says "Chocolate"
Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:20
Something small (simple?) but enjoyable
Explanation:
perhaps in English we would phrase things more this way?

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-11-14 14:25:33 GMT)
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one of life's small but great pleasures
Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:20
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone for their contributions!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9A great little pleasure
Sheilann
4 +5A simple and great pleasure
George Rabel
3 +2Something small (simple?) but enjoyable
CMJ_Trans (X)
5a guilty pleasure
yolanda Speece
4 +1A small pleasure, great satisfaction
Jan Castillo
4A bit of luxury
liz askew
4small but exquisite/a tiny delight/a little gem
Carol Gullidge
3a bit of big pleasure/enjoyment/indulgence
swisstell
3a great (little) treat
Nedra Rivera Huntington
3a little but lovely pleasure
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
A simple and great pleasure


Explanation:
Una posibilidad

George Rabel
Local time: 06:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: A simple BUT great pleasure I might suggest.
18 mins
  -> good suggestion, Henry. Thanks
agree  Refugio: Agree with Henry
32 mins
  -> Me too
agree  Y. Peraza: Agree with Henry.
33 mins
  -> Me too
agree  Kalinka Hristova: simple BUT great :)
2 hrs
  -> yes
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: como dice Henry
3 hrs
  -> agree
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
A great little pleasure


Explanation:
Why not?

Sheilann
Spain
Local time: 12:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafa Lombardino: ;-)
10 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Lydia De Jorge
39 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Ronnie McKee
42 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  George Rabel: I like this too
54 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  DDM
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Maria Garcia
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Robert Copeland
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Vanesa Camarasa (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Vocabulum (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a bit of big pleasure/enjoyment/indulgence


Explanation:
one (or three) possibilities

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 12:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: A "bit of big pleasure"? Not something a native speaker would write.
55 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Something small (simple?) but enjoyable


Explanation:
perhaps in English we would phrase things more this way?

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-11-14 14:25:33 GMT)
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one of life's small but great pleasures

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone for their contributions!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarita M. Martínez: ONE OF LIFE'S SMALL BUT GREAT PLEASURES sounds PERFECT for me, especially when the answer is CHOCOLATE!
41 mins
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: your second proposal
2 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A bit of luxury


Explanation:
Just sounds OK to me..

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small but exquisite/a tiny delight/a little gem


Explanation:
good things come in small packages - it depends on what is being marketed

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 180
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a guilty pleasure


Explanation:
I think this is what they are talking about!

yolanda Speece
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A small pleasure, great satisfaction


Explanation:
This is somewhat specific. I am thinking about having some of that dark Canadian chocolate my friend gave me on my birthday right now. I would say:

Example sentence(s):
  • Chocolate is a small pleasure that brings/gives me great satisfaction.
  • The question the interviewer might have asked would be, "Tell me a small pleasure you have that brings you great satisfaction."
Jan Castillo
Local time: 06:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kurecova
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Karin.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a great (little) treat


Explanation:
...

Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
Local time: 03:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a little but lovely pleasure


Explanation:
No tan literal.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 06:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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