Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
forma de ser familiar y hogareña.
English translation:
[her] friendly/natural way of putting people at ease
Spanish term
United States
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Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
, Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
forma de ser familiar y hogareña.
Maria es la persona más honesta, confiable, cálida y buena persona que conozco, pero lo que más me enamoro fue su forma de ser familiar y hogareña.
What is the best way to say in English "forma de ser familiar y hogareña"?
Thank you for your help!
Proposed translations
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
[her] friendly/natural way of putting people at ease
As I see it, there's a lot of overlap between the two adjectives, so much so that both don't need to be translated literally.
approachability
However, this one-word rendering may be too succinct for the purpose, as the person providing the reference is waxing rather loquacious...
What I appreciated most about Liz was her approachability ...
Perhaps one of Dorothy Day's most telling personal traits, however, was her approachability
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/approachability
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/approachable
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Orkoyen (X)
: In a word, a mite bit brief // Understand. Being a novice to Proz, I am trying to get a feel for how loyal to length one should be. Feedback on that is quite varied. That aside, yours was adequate.
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IMHO the source text is too long and effusive....
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Carol Gullidge
: or warmth and approachability if two adjectives are deemed to be required! Although I'd probably use st like "her warm and approachable manner", to include "forma de ser"
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I always try not to over-egg the pudding in this kind of thing...
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Austria
Helping to communicate across cultures
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
her hospitality and way of making people/everyone feel welcome
I think 'Making people feel at ease' is also a good alternative, as Muriel suggested.
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Orkoyen (X)
: Hospitality, confirming a homey touch
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AllegroTrans
: This may well be true but it's overtranslation
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accessible and enjoys being one of the bunch
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AllegroTrans
: "one of the bunch" is far too off-beam and the source text certainly does not use "enjoys"
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Happily…duly noted. Thanks.
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Argentina
Reliable. Computing skills.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
home-loving and family person.
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AllegroTrans
: She may well be both of these but it isn't what the source text says
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Orkoyen (X)
: Happily…noted. Thanks
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Thank you, Orkoyen!
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United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
welcoming and homely
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It isn't in the the translator's gift to over-elaborate and change the style of an expression in documents such as official letters
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Note added at 9 hrs (2021-05-05 13:00:33 GMT)
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A translator has a degree of latitude with advertising copy, tourist brochurs etc., but not with official documents
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Orkoyen (X)
: Homely in the U.S. almost always means ugly, although homey might do//Ha! Yes, we can be a little brusque. Cheers.
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Thanks. I was unaware of the North American meaning of the word - totally different "over here"!!
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Carol Gullidge
: this may well be an official document, but this section is nevertheless a report/opinion written by a human being. Not that I think the translation can be too free...//I'd hardly call this a rap - and in any case our comments are totally unrelated!
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Thanks, and I have already taken a rap from Okoyen
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Yvonne Gallagher
: definitely not "homely". With Orkoyen here. I'd have thought (for a person) that "homely" means plain, even on this side of pond?
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Argentina
Marianela Gallo
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Argentine)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
devotion to the home and family
Hope it helps!
Her faith was exemplified through her devotion to family and home. She was the rock of her family. She had a passion for sewing, quilting, cooking and gardening. (https://www.lairdfh.net/obituary/Betty-Commander)
Devotion to family and home came first for Marie. She also was a wonderful cook and talented pie baker. (https://www.pepperfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Marie-Kennedy)
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
what I love about her [the] most is her approachable and homespun manner.
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Or:
If you want to preserve the past tense of the original:
...loved about her the most...
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Veronica Allievi
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Gracias, Vero.
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Orkoyen (X)
: Homespun, nice
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Thank you, Orkoyen.
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Argentina
EN-ES
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American, Rioplatense, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish
her coziness
a feeling of being friendly and private
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Carol Gullidge
: "coziness" is not an adjective that can be applied to a person! At least, not in this sense.
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AllegroTrans
: cannot be applied to a person and much too OTT in any case
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Argentina
Resourceful, creative, passionate
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
[what made me fall for her was] her love for family and her home.
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
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