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... lebt er froh wie der Mops im Paletot.

Spanish translation: ... está más contento que un niño con zapatos nuevos

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German term or phrase:... lebt er froh wie der Mops im Paletot.
Spanish translation:... está más contento que un niño con zapatos nuevos
Entered by: Pablo Cruz

09:58 Dec 2, 2013
German to Spanish translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: ... lebt er froh wie der Mops im Paletot.
Ich suche ein spanisches Pendant zu dem deutschen Sprichwort - es muss sich NICHT auf den Mops beziehen.
Silvia_Breul
Germany
Local time: 02:32
... está más contento que un niño con zapatos nuevos
Explanation:
o con rima (suena bastante chusco, pero es real)

... VIVE FELIZ COMO UNA PERDIZ
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Pablo Cruz
Local time: 02:32
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3 +3... está más contento que un niño con zapatos nuevos
Pablo Cruz
4Está más feliz que unas castañuelas
Beatriz Sanchez


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
... está más contento que un niño con zapatos nuevos


Explanation:
o con rima (suena bastante chusco, pero es real)

... VIVE FELIZ COMO UNA PERDIZ

Pablo Cruz
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 2

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agree  Ruth Wöhlk
44 mins
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agree  Cosmonipolita
2 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  tradukwk2: más feliz que una perdiz
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, tradukwk2!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Está más feliz que unas castañuelas


Explanation:
significa lo mismo que "munter; vergnügt; pudelwohl"; en ES "contento y de buen humor". La expresión española no es tan anticuada como la alemana.


    Reference: http://www.dean-dictionaries.com/index.php
Beatriz Sanchez
Spain
Local time: 02:32
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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