Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
selfless and giving
Spanish translation:
'desinteresada y generosa'
English term
Spain
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selfless and giving
Context:
Jean is one of the most selfless, giving people I know. Perhaps she’s a bit too selfless. Her unselfish devotion is James’ ticket to manipulate and exploit her.
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| 4 +4 | 'desinteresada y generosa' |
Beatriz Oberländer
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| 3 | altruista y generosa |
Judith Armele
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Nov 15, 2018 21:50: Beatriz Oberländer Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Uruguay
Literary translator since 1980
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Latin American, Rioplatense, Standard-Spain, Argentine) 
, Hebrew (Variant: Modern / Israeli)
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'desinteresada y generosa'
'Desinteresada' es una persona que, sobre todo, no pide nada para sí, que hace las cosas sin pensar en sí misma.
Y en la palabra 'generosa' se refiere a una persona que, por encima de las cosas, DA.
Por otro lado, yo siempre digo que "NO EXISTEN LOS SINÓNIMOS": que las palabras que lo parecen siempre tienen un matiz que, por leve que sea, las diferencia.
Pero coincido con Judith en que, aun cuando los dos términos son muy próximos, el hecho de utilizar los dos enfatiza lo oque se quiere expresar.
Y en contexto:
"Jean es una de las personas más desinteresadas y generosas que conozco".
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Note added at 24 mins (2018-11-14 20:52:29 GMT)
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Bueno, ahora veo que en realidad, la traducción que propongo fue planteada por María. Saludos cordiales.
| Buena explicación. Gracias Beatriz. |
Mexico
Portuguese and English to Spanish
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altruista y generosa
| Gracias Judith. |
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