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Spanish translation: en el cuarto domingo de cuaresma que pasó, o ya pasado


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English term or phrase:back on the fourth day of Lent
Spanish translation:en el cuarto domingo de cuaresma que pasó, o ya pasado
Entered by: silviantonia
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03:49 Mar 31, 2009
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English term or phrase: back on
A time expression as in the following: "BACK ON the fourth Sunday of lent, we heard these familiar words from John’s gospel which summarize all of salvation history." I don't need anything else but the first two words; the rest is easy, natch.
Kathleen Shelly
Local time: 11:39
en el cuarto domingo de cuaresma que pasó, o ya pasado
Explanation:
En realidad no necesitas traducirlo; es una manera informal de decir, en el pasado.
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silviantonia
Local time: 09:39
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4yendo/regresando al cuarto domingo de cuaresma pasado
Remy Arce
4hace tiempo (en) el
Michael Powers (PhD)
4en el cuarto domingo de cuaresma que pasó, o ya pasadosilviantonia


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
en el cuarto domingo de cuaresma que pasó, o ya pasado


Explanation:
En realidad no necesitas traducirlo; es una manera informal de decir, en el pasado.

silviantonia
Local time: 09:39
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PRO pts in category: 16
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Perfect. Thank you.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hace tiempo (en) el


Explanation:
hace tiempo (en) el cuarto domingo ...

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91
Notes to answerer
Asker: No, perhaps I should have specified. The quote is part of an Easter greeting from the bishop of a diocese. The date referred to is only two weeks previous. "Hace tiempo" connotes rather a longer time ago.

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yendo/regresando al cuarto domingo de cuaresma pasado


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Remy Arce
Local time: 11:39
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Mar 31, 2009 - Changes made by silviantonia:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Mar 31, 2009 - Changes made by Cinnamon Nolan:
Language pairSpanish to English => English to Spanish


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