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02:09 Sep 16, 2014 |
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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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| Selected response from: Michael torhan (X) United States Local time: 23:25 | ||||
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or: a woman who has it all tied down Explanation: :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2014-09-16 02:26:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or: a woman on the gravy train -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2014-09-16 02:27:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or: a woman who has it all wrapped up -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2014-09-16 02:28:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- so many ways to say this so will be fun to hear other versions :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2014-09-16 02:30:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- but it could be just as simple as "the woman wears the trousers" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2014-09-16 02:31:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- but I don't think this catches it |
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A woman with a strong character Explanation: One option. |
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A woman who could man-up to any challenge/who was calm, cool and collected. Explanation: More similar ways to put this come to mind, but I think it would depend on what register you're going for. I almost put "A woman who's got *alls" but quickly backed off! |
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strong woman Explanation: one who has ´los pantalones bien puestos´, is a strong, even very strong woman, not afraid of a situation, or, in case of difficult situations can handle everything; could also be daring, takes challenges, you coould even say a tomboy, but she will never take a no for an answer .. |
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A woman with the guts to do anything Explanation: ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 45 minutos (2014-09-16 02:54:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or to deal with anything -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 minutos (2014-09-16 03:03:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or a woman with some guts. |
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a ballsy woman Explanation: in a word! an aggressive masculine sort of courage and feistiness. or less of a slang word with a similar meaning is gutsy Adj. 1. gutsy - marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; |
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A woman who definitely wears the trousers Explanation: 6,600 results on Google for "woman who wears the trousers". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2014-09-16 09:00:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Although I must admit this answer is a bit "pants" :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2014-09-16 09:04:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- How about "feisty"? feist·y/ˈfīstē/ adjective (of a person, typically one who is relatively small or weak) lively, determined, and courageous. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2014-09-16 09:05:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Funnily enough, I recently read a feminist article complaining about adjectives like this being applied to powerful women. Go figure. |
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Era una mujer con las pantalones muy bien puestos She was a force to be reckoned with Explanation: My take. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2014-09-16 11:50:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Actually, seeing that the ST says “muy bien”, you could say: "she was a real force to be reckoned with" Reference: http://tinyurl.com/m85a9u6 |
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A woman who has her program together Explanation: 'pantalones' makes clear there's nothing ditzy here... |
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An assertive, independent woman. Explanation: Another option! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2014-09-16 16:22:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another option occurred to me - "a woman who knows what she wants and knows how to get it". |
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a down to earth woman Explanation: another option |
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