May 26, 2008 10:29
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Australia
Spanish translation specialist
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
, Catalan
Works in: Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
nuestra máxima reside en el gusto por las cosas bien hechas
Spanish to English
Marketing
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"NUESTRA MÁXIMA RESIDE EN EL GUSTO POR LAS COSAS BIEN HECHAS"
Gracias por vuestras sugerencias.
Gracias por vuestras sugerencias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | OUR MOTTO IS WORK WELL DONE |
Caroline Devitt (X)
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| 4 | We abide by the rule of "good taste in things well made / done" |
JPW (X)
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| 3 | we delight in things that are beautifully made |
Carol Gullidge
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Change log
May 26, 2008 11:14: Fabio Descalzi changed "Term asked" from "Ayuda con frase" to "nuestra máxima reside en el gusto por las cosas bien hechas" , "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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6 mins
Spanish term (edited):
Ayuda con frase
Selected
OUR MOTTO IS WORK WELL DONE
Just one option. I think 'motto' is much better than 'maxim' in English.
Peer comment(s):
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Ana Freitas
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Thanks!
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Elena Robles Sanjuan
: I´d say "a job well done"
15 mins
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Ooh, that's great!
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Manuel Martín-Iguacel
35 mins
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Thanks!
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Cinnamon Nolan
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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Lirka
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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psicutrinius
: Agree also with Elena
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "well done!"
10 mins
Spanish term (edited):
Ayuda con frase
We abide by the rule of "good taste in things well made / done"
a bit more context perhaps?
1 hr
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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we delight in things that are beautifully made
OR we delight in doing a job well
OR we delight in a job well done
... depending on the context - what they do/produce
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I think that you don't lose anything by removing the "maxim" altogether, especially if you want to make it sound pithy/concise - which tends to work better in English (we tend to be less wordy!)
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-26 12:06:17 GMT)
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OR We delight in a well-made product
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-26 12:07:04 GMT)
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WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR WORK
OR we delight in a job well done
... depending on the context - what they do/produce
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I think that you don't lose anything by removing the "maxim" altogether, especially if you want to make it sound pithy/concise - which tends to work better in English (we tend to be less wordy!)
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-26 12:06:17 GMT)
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OR We delight in a well-made product
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-26 12:07:04 GMT)
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WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR WORK
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