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faint praise: all right

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How would you express the following in Spanish? You are on vacation and your friend asks you, "How was the hotel'" You want to be polite, so you don't say, "It was not so great; the carpet was dirty, the service was terrible, etc." Instead you say, "It was all right." Thus you are being polite, but not conveying very much enthusiasm.

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updated Sep 30, 2008
posted by Natasha

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"Estuvo mas o menos", "No estvo muy/tan bueno"

updated Sep 30, 2008
posted by matias2
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Muchas gracias a todos. Aquí tengo varias opciones que me gustan.

updated Sep 30, 2008
posted by Natasha
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I have other expressions about this idea: "pasable", "podía haber estado mejor", "de aquella manera".

updated Sep 30, 2008
posted by Dunia
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yes, exactly...Thank very much

Natasha said:

Gus said:

I got a god question here, would you traslate fair to meangling ?

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updated Sep 29, 2008
posted by 00769608
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Gus said:

I got a god question here, would you traslate fair to meangling ?

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updated Sep 29, 2008
posted by Natasha
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tad said:

Can you use 'estuvo dos tres' (')

No lo he oído nunca, tad

Nati:

Estuvo ni fu ni fa.
Bueno, ha tenido un pase.

updated Sep 29, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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¿porque no ? más o menos meaning more or less.
I got a god question here, would you traslate fair to meangling ?

tad said:

Can you use 'estuvo dos tres' (')

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updated Sep 29, 2008
posted by 00769608
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Can you use 'estuvo dos tres' (')

updated Sep 29, 2008
posted by tad
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You could say "No estuvo mal", but you have to say it with an exaggeratedly raised tone. Otherwise, you could say "Estuvo regular" (so-so).

updated Sep 29, 2008
posted by lazarus1907