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Old February 11, 2014, 02:43 AM
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Sentence in Spanish that I don't understand from Destinos

It's from the Spanish show Destinos

"Y dígale a don Fernando que le mando mis mejores deseos"

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And tell mister Fernando that (mando can be so many things! It can bemandate, order, command; direct, instruct; draft; dictate; delegate; send, post; ordain) my great desires....

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Yea...can anyone explain this phrase this me?
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Old February 11, 2014, 07:06 AM
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Tell Don Fernando that I send him my best regards.

I did not translate the Don word because an equivalent doesn't quite exist.
Don adds a level of respect, and usually used in reference to someone older.
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Old February 11, 2014, 10:42 AM
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Tell Don Fernando that I send him my best regards.

I did not translate the Don word because an equivalent doesn't quite exist.
Don adds a level of respect, and usually used in reference to someone older.
Another note: the titles "don" and "doña" are always used with a personal name, either alone or accompanied by family names; one does not use 'don' and 'doña' with only a family name: "don Fernando", "don Fernando González", "doña Rosa", "doña Rosa López", but never *"don/doña Ramírez".
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Old February 11, 2014, 11:31 AM
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Tell Don Fernando that I send him my best regards.

I did not translate the Don word because an equivalent doesn't quite exist.
Don adds a level of respect, and usually used in reference to someone older.
But I guess that "Tell Don Fernando that I send him my best wishes", could be said, right?
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Tell Don Fernando that I send him my best wishes.
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Old January 13, 2015, 12:11 PM
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"Regards" was fine, also are "compliments" and "wishes".
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