Dec 16, 2020 14:37
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Spanish term

en esa que no da desde lo que sobra, sino desde

Spanish to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
La verdadera riqueza anida en la solidaridad bien intencionada, en esa que no da desde lo que sobra, sino desde lo más preciado de un ser humano.

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the one shared not from abundance but from

I hope this helps, good luck!
Note from asker:
Thank you, Pablo!
Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : No, the meaning is that solidarity doesn't stem from giving from "the left overs"
3 hrs
I agree, but "left overs" refers specifically to food, so I went with the more overarching term "abundance," which implies having more than enough of something.
agree Steven Huddleston
3 hrs
Thanks!
agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4 hrs
Thank you, Patricia
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
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Much obliged.
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; not in that given from one's surplus, but from what each person values most.

A possibility, among many.

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Note added at 15 mins (2020-12-16 14:53:54 GMT)
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I would add a semi-colon between the clauses, but could be other solutions.
Note from asker:
Thank you, Matt!
Peer comment(s):

agree Carol Gullidge : I'd change the first part slightly to something like "...not what you can easily afford" or "not what you wouldn't miss". And, personally, I'd leave the punctuation as it was, but failing that, feel that a colon would be preferable to that semi-colon
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neutral AllegroTrans : Right idea but "what each person values most" is a mis-translation imo
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, namely not what is given from having plenty extra but from

True wealth dwells in well-meant solidarity, namely not what is given from having plenty extra but from what is dearest to a person.
Note from asker:
Thank you, Jean!
Peer comment(s):

disagree AllegroTrans : No, the meaning is that solidarity doesn't stem from giving from "the left overs"
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not in giving from one's surplus/left overs, but from

...one's most precious self
Note from asker:
Thank you, AllegroTrans:)
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13 hrs

not by giving what you can afford but by giving your best as a human being

I would say
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Thank you, David:)
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