Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a un buen vino, pocas palabras bastan
English translation:
Good wine speaks for itself
Spanish term
a un buen vino, pocas palabras bastan
This is for a blog post and is playing with the Spanish phrase 'a un buen entendor, pocas palabras bastan' which is often translated in English as 'a word to the wise is sufficient'. I have rejected 'a word to the wine is sufficient' as I think it sounds odd and so far, the best option I can come up with is 'good wine needs few words' but would appreciate any other ideas from the inventive Proz community that maybe reflect a well-known English idiom.
From Spanish to UK English.
TIA
| 3 +11 | Good wine speaks for itself |
ormiston
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| 3 +1 | good wine needs no bush (no big words, no ad campaign) |
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
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| 4 | stop whining and start wining |
Adrian MM.
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Non-PRO (2): philgoddard, Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
Good wine speaks for itself
| Thank you - I like this. |
| agree |
philgoddard
33 mins
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| agree |
Marie Wilson
1 hr
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| agree |
patinba
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ella Rich
2 hrs
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| agree |
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
: ... proverbs are always an *inspirational source*
2 hrs
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
6 hrs
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| agree |
Domini Lucas
7 hrs
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| agree |
Rick Larg
: Maybe "A good wine.." to make it less of a generalisation
8 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
: Nice one!
21 hrs
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
2 days 7 hrs
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| agree |
Zorra Renard
3 days 6 hrs
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Austria
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
BDÜ Law Marketing Med Techn - since 1990
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 11 more.
good wine needs no bush (no big words, no ad campaign)
good wine needs no bush
proverb
An item of good quality needs no advertisement. Establishments like inns and pubs used to hang ivy and flowers to tell travelers that wine was available inside.
The product I've invented is so excellent that it needs no ad campaign, just as good wine needs no bush.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/good wine needs no bush
| I found this too, but was hesitant to use it as I hadn't heard it before and it seems a little old fashioned and formal for a blog. |
| agree |
philgoddard
: This is from As You Like It.
36 mins
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thanks Phil. This is also from As You Like It. “Master, go on, and I will follow thee. To the last gasp with truth and loyalty.”
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| neutral |
neilmac
: This usage of "bush" is new to me, and I'd avoid it due to "fnarr factor"....
21 hrs
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thanks Neil. Proverbs are always an *inspirational source*. Yesterday, I gave immediately my agree to "Good wine speaks for itself". Nevertheless, that was probably inspired by my "good wine needs no bush (no big words, no ad campaign)"
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Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
stop whining and start wining
“Stop whining and stick to wine!” Why I’m not going to stop and neither should you!
| Thanks Adrian. I like this but sadly won't fit in my context. |
Discussion
The context was:
A un buen vino, pocas palabras bastan. Por eso nunca puede faltar en tu casa nuestro XXXX, un vino tan especial que con el primer sorbo te dejará sin palabras con su sabor fresco y con carácter, típico de la variedad Tempranillo.