do you tell your friends the truth?

Spanish translation: ¿Les dices (dice Ud.) la verdad a tus (sus) amigos?

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English term or phrase:do you tell your friends the truth?
Spanish translation:¿Les dices (dice Ud.) la verdad a tus (sus) amigos?
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

14:15 Nov 22, 2003
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English term or phrase: do you tell your friends the truth?
do you tell your friends the truth?
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¿Les dices (dice Ud.) la verdad a tus (sus) amigos?
Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 3 mins (2003-11-22 14:18:13 GMT)
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Formal with \"dice Ud.\" and \"sus amigos\"

In both cases, in the singular for the subject \"you\"

If the subject were plural, it would be \"dicen ustedes\" and \"your friends\" would be \"sus amigos\"
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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Local time: 14:33
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4¿Les dices (dice Ud.) la verdad a tus (sus) amigos?
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1¿Les dices la verdad a tus amigos?
sileugenia
5 +1¿Les dices a tus amigos la verdad?
Refugio
5¿Sos sincero (u honesto) con tus amigos?
cristina Fracassi
4¿Les dices la mera/(pura) verdad a tus amigos?
Сергей Лузан


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
¿Les dices la verdad a tus amigos?


Explanation:
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sileugenia
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefanie Sendelbach
8 mins
  -> Gracias.
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
¿Les dices (dice Ud.) la verdad a tus (sus) amigos?


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 3 mins (2003-11-22 14:18:13 GMT)
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Formal with \"dice Ud.\" and \"sus amigos\"

In both cases, in the singular for the subject \"you\"

If the subject were plural, it would be \"dicen ustedes\" and \"your friends\" would be \"sus amigos\"

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 207
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sileugenia
0 min
  -> gracias, sileugenia - Mike :)

agree  Stefanie Sendelbach
4 mins
  -> gracias, sundari - Mike :)

agree  ABotero
1 hr
  -> gracias, ABotero - Mike :)

agree  Frida Tussie: -----
17 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
¿Sos sincero (u honesto) con tus amigos?


Explanation:
No es traducción literal para depende cuál sea el contexto puede llegar a usarse.

cristina Fracassi
Argentina
Local time: 15:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
¿Les dices la mera/(pura) verdad a tus amigos?


Explanation:
¿Les dices toda la verdad a tus amigos?
¿Les dices la verdad lisa y llana a tus amigos?
If you want to make distivtion between the whole truth & a few home truths, it might work. Good luck, alla!
Re.: Collins Spanish Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470295-6
5. The Random House Dictionary, ISBN 0-394-51200-6.
8. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English by A. S. Hornby ISBN 0 19 431101 5.


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Note added at 2003-11-22 16:29:20 (GMT)
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SORRY, TYPO - distiNCtion

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:33
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
¿Les dices a tus amigos la verdad?


Explanation:
No way is it going to be dice / sus.

Refugio
Local time: 11:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katerina Kallitsi
1 hr
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