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    Hola. ¿Cómo se traduciría "it is only fair" en el texto siguiente?:
    "And when may your friends hope to see your ladyship in London?" I inquired.
    "Whenever my nephew is sufficiently recovered to give me away," she answered. "As no man in his senses would dream of marrying me now, except for my position, it is only fair the kind good soul who gives so much in return for so little should have all the pleasure and éclat out of my relatives it is possible to extract from them."Gracias por vuestra ayuda.

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    seria..."es justo"
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    Diría "es más que justo" . Me parece que "only" lo vuelve enfático.

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    Hola todos

    Si, me parece que si bien ambas opciones son válidas, la de Estefanía es un poquito más enfática, tal como intenta serlo el source. Por ese motivo voto por "más que justo", es como decir "es aun más justo, es incluso más justo"
    Qué te parece Vicente?

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    "...it is only fair the kind good soul ...should have all the pleasure..."

    Pues a mi...si, "mas que" es mas enfática pero significa more than fair mientras "only fair" dice otra cosa....yo preferia "nada mas que justo".
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    sí, y estás siendo enfático también, que es lo que le faltaba un poco a la primera opción, me gusta.

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    Si, y lo sabia cuando hice la respuesta. No hago excusas pero es que nunca estoy seguro que quiere Antonio J. osea, si el sabe el significado exacto o si, lo sabe y solo busca la traducción. Yo prefiero proveer el significado y les dejo la traducción perfecta a las expertas(os). y a veces clarificar un poco. Mi inglés es bueno pero mi español falta mucho.

    Re only fair. I would not say that "only" provides emphasis per se, rather, it gives a slightly different meaning to "fair", and is one of those English phrases that is hard (for me) to explain. "That's fair" means "that's just", whereas, "That's only fair" means that's really the least one should do. So, I was not sure how to best say that in Spanish. Estafania's post, and yours, got me to thinking on the right track. Does that make sense?
    vicente

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    Right, right!! I got you.
    Well, that´s what forums are for, aren´t they?
    Discussion brings better ideas.

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