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bring the point home

Spanish translation: lo dice todo/lo deja todo muy claro/cumple su propósito perfectamente

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English term or phrase:bring the point home
Spanish translation:lo dice todo/lo deja todo muy claro/cumple su propósito perfectamente
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

21:29 Aug 13, 2008
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: bring the point home
Hola,
el texto habla de un templo egipcio.
Gracias

Farther into the Ramesseum, we reach an enormous statue that really brings the point home.
Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 08:01
lo dice todo/lo deja todo muy claro
Explanation:
sugg
Selected response from:

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 01:01
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. En este contexto encaja mejor esta traducción, pero añado las dos respuestas al glosario :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7lo dice todo/lo deja todo muy claro
Lydia De Jorge
4 +2nos muestra [este punto] con elocuencia
Paula Tizzano Fernández
4Cumple su proposito perfectamente
Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
4Really brings the point home
Andreutxi


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
nos muestra [este punto] con elocuencia


Language variant: muestra [este aspecto de la realidad] en forma cabal

Explanation:
Otras:
que nos permite comprender [algo de lo que se venía hablando antes] claramente, etc.

"to nail sth home, to bring sth home" son expresiones sinónimas.

Paula Tizzano Fernández
Local time: 03:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacana54 (X)
1 hr
agree  Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
3 days 23 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
lo dice todo/lo deja todo muy claro


Explanation:
sugg

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 01:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 303
Grading comment
Muchas gracias. En este contexto encaja mejor esta traducción, pero añado las dos respuestas al glosario :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cesar Serrano: I agree!
1 min
  -> Mil gracias Cesar! Saludos!
neutral  Andreutxi: "Really brings the point home" = "Cumple su proposito perfectamente"
19 mins
  -> You say tomato, I say...
agree  Terry Burgess: Andreutxi, creo q Lydia dice exacta y precisamente lo mismo q tú. Cuál habrá sido el propósito?--acá 'tá la respuesta. Decirlo todo y dejarlo muy claro...van de la mano..o nó? Sintáxis:-)
1 hr
  -> Thank you Terry, for bringing the point home!
agree  Anne Smith Campbell: Genial, si. Las estatuas del Templo de Ramesseum lo dicen todo... ("they state a fact"). Un saludo, A.
3 hrs
  -> Mil gracias Anne! Saludos!
agree  Maria Salud Herrero Calpena (X)
13 hrs
  -> Gracias!!!
agree  Krimy
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Gracias! Saludos!
agree  Daniel Coria
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Gracias Daniel!
agree  J Celeita (X)
2 days 4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cumple su proposito perfectamente


Explanation:
pienso como andreutxi, pero las demás opciones están muy bien también.

Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
Spain
Local time: 08:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Really brings the point home


Explanation:
"Really brings the point home" = "Cumple su proposito perfectamente"


no respondi donde debia antes, repito mi respuesta... perdon!

Andreutxi
Local time: 03:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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