Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
does not serve him sufficiently
Spanish translation:
se le queda corta
Added to glossary by
Ana Juliá
Feb 27, 2004 18:11
20 yrs ago
English term
does not serve him sufficiently
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Religion
His tongue is a world of iniquity, and yet it does not serve him sufficiently for expressing the wickedness of his heart.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
agtranslat
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Spanish
Netherlands
Castilian native, no nonsense
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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112
Selected
se le queda corta
...y aún así, se le queda corta para...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias a todos!"
+1
5 mins
George Rabel
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
281
.. es inadecuada
one way of saying it
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-02-27 18:19:04 GMT)
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Su sucia lengua, capaz de proferir indecibles iniquidades, es inadecuada para expresar la maldad de su corazón.
Ay, que lindo!
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-02-27 18:19:21 GMT)
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Su sucia lengua, capaz de proferir indecibles iniquidades, es inadecuada para expresar la maldad de su corazón.
Ay, que lindo!
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-02-27 18:19:04 GMT)
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Su sucia lengua, capaz de proferir indecibles iniquidades, es inadecuada para expresar la maldad de su corazón.
Ay, que lindo!
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-02-27 18:19:21 GMT)
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Su sucia lengua, capaz de proferir indecibles iniquidades, es inadecuada para expresar la maldad de su corazón.
Ay, que lindo!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria
: nicely done, George!
9 mins
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Gracias, María, pero no se,, tres palabras que comienzan con "In": indecible, iniquieda, inadecuada.
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+2
16 mins
no le rinde lo suficiente
aunque me gusta la respuesta de George, si quieres mantener el mismo estilo del texto original, la frase anterior pudiera servirte.
Saludos. Maria ;o)
Saludos. Maria ;o)
+1
31 mins
no le alcanza
otra opción más para elegir
1 hr
no le basta
Another option...
HTH
Andrea
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Note added at 2 hrs 7 mins (2004-02-27 20:19:12 GMT)
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O \"no basta (para...)\"
HTH
Andrea
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Note added at 2 hrs 7 mins (2004-02-27 20:19:12 GMT)
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O \"no basta (para...)\"
2 hrs
Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Native in Spanish
Ready Comprehensive 30 year experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
y aún así no es suficientemente eficaz para...
Good luck.
2 hrs
Gabo Pena
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US, Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
no le sirve, le es insuficiente
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