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"en la forma está el fondo"

English translation: "it's not what you do it's the way that you do it"

19:42 Feb 6, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: "en la forma está el fondo"
Lamentablemente no tengo contexto, viene en una lista, pero ojalá me puedan mandar opciones para su traducción. Mil gracias de antemano.
Krisz
Local time: 20:49
English translation:"it's not what you do it's the way that you do it"
Explanation:
This isn't exactly what it says, but I think it may well be what it means.

A suggestion that you might consider, anyway.
Selected response from:

Evans (X)
Local time: 03:49
Grading comment
Thanks for the suggestion, considering the context (or lack of it), this is a good option. Thanks again!!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1the proof is in thepudding
Hinara
4 +1the content is in the form
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4What you see is what you get
Carol Gullidge
3the devil is in the detail
Edward Tully
3actions speak louder than words
bcsantos
3"it's not what you do it's the way that you do it"
Evans (X)
3 -1the form is in the substance
patinba


Discussion entries: 5





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the content is in the form


Explanation:
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 20:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Paredes: None of the references back up your answer. The context does not fit.
1 day 1 hr
  -> You are so right.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
What you see is what you get


Explanation:
or

Appearances are everything

OR, if IT related: WYSIWYG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYG )

Context would be a help

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 138
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
the form is in the substance


Explanation:
The Notion of Soul in Aristotle - [ Traducir esta página ]
Rather, the form is in the substance itself. The form, recall, is the organizational or unifying principle of the building process. ...
fmmh.ycdsb.ca/teachers/F00027452/.../arisoul.htm

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carol Gullidge: don't know if I'm going potty, but shouldn't this be the other way round? It's "en la forma" and not "en el fondo". But there again, it is rather early for me on a Sunday morning...
8 hrs
disagree  Rosa Paredes: Sorry Patinba, but it is excatly the opposite.
22 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
\"en la forma está el fondo\"
the proof is in thepudding


Explanation:
Please see reference below

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-02-07 01:13:14 GMT)
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another variation of this is "the proof is in the eating" Please see my previous reference.


    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/proof-of-the-pudding.html
Hinara
United States
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter: Given KrisZ's explanation of the source and the fact that the women are commenting on ways to develop 'successful' programs, the query phrase seems to observe that 'something is successful if it WORKS', as does this Answer.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Richard.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the devil is in the detail


Explanation:
another option that may work here, meaning that preparation and design are everything...

Edward Tully
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
actions speak louder than words


Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 04:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"it's not what you do it's the way that you do it"


Explanation:
This isn't exactly what it says, but I think it may well be what it means.

A suggestion that you might consider, anyway.

Evans (X)
Local time: 03:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks for the suggestion, considering the context (or lack of it), this is a good option. Thanks again!!
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