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Spanish term or phrase:
La simpleza de los grandes
English translation:
The simplicity of true greateness
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Cecilia Gowar
Sep 8, 2010 11:12
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
La simpleza de los grandes
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
How can I say this in English? Thanks!
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Sep 22, 2010 09:22: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry
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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
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United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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The simplicity of true greateness
This is quite a common expression in English, as well as other combinations of "simplicity" and "greatness" (rather than great).
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" to be modest so that you will remember the simplicity of true greatness; the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength. "
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" to be modest so that you will remember the simplicity of true greatness; the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength. "
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amendozachisum
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Thanks amendozachisum!
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Eileen Banks
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Thanks Eileen!
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the humbleness of the great
It's a fixed expression. It is used to talk about people who excel at something but are very humble in spirit.
You could use it this way: Ella pinta extraordinariamente bien pero nunca se creyó mejor que nadie. Tiene la simpleza de los grandes.
You could use it this way: Ella pinta extraordinariamente bien pero nunca se creyó mejor que nadie. Tiene la simpleza de los grandes.
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Rachel Spencer
: You could consider 'humility' as what, for me, would be a more common alternative to 'humbleness'?
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Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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The simplicity of the great [ones].
I think the translation should be as simple and concise as the original. Hence, the use of "ones" at the end is optional, it depends on the "balance" needed in the phrase, but that, of course, is a matter of context.
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Parrot
: with enough precedents, even "ones" could be dispensed with.
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Thank you, Parrot!
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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The simplicity of grandeur
Sprang to mind
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The plainness of the giants
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