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English: a dare

Spanish translation: un desafĂ­o







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English term or phrase: a dare
Spanish translation:un desafĂ­o
Entered by:Rebecca Hendry
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Social Sciences - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a dare
Boys from the
village made a habit of throwing stones through the windows of the Riddle House. They
rode their bicycles over the lawns Frank worked so hard to keep smooth. Once or twice,
they broke into the old house for a dare. They knew that old Frank's devotion to the
house and the grounds amounted almost to an obsession, and it amused them to see him
limping across the garden, brandishing his stick and yelling croakily at them.
MarĂ­a Emilia Meini
Argentina
Clarification request(s) and response
Silvia Browne: 12:16am May 19, 2005: DĂłnde aparece 'a dare' aquĂ­?
y la frase 'limping accross the garden' aclara lo del 'stiff leg'=pierna tiesa
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Silvia Browne: 12:18am May 19, 2005: me corrijo, ya lo vĂ­. Una mirada - 'echar una mirada' -
Silvia Browne: 12:24am May 19, 2005: Sorry, me corrijo otra vez. No sé qué leí. dare= animarse; no es 'echar una mirada!!! -

un desafĂ­o
Explanation:
Suerte.

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-17 22:33:10 GMT)
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to do something for a dare = hacer algo como desafĂ­o
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Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks!!

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9en un reto
Maria
5 +5un desafĂ­o
Rebecca Hendry
5para 'echar una mirada' (ver nota)Silvia Browne


  

Answers

1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
un desafĂ­o

Explanation:
Suerte.

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-17 22:33:10 GMT)
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to do something for a dare = hacer algo como desafĂ­o

Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree urbanogroup
29 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree xxxOso: ¶:^)
36 mins
  -> Gracias Oso.

agree Gaby-
1 hr
  -> Gracias Gaby.

agree Anabel MartĂ­nez
9 hrs
  -> Muchas gracisa Anabel.

agree Nora Escoms
1 day15 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
en un reto

Explanation:
como desafĂ­o

Maria
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Maria Milagros Garrido
8 mins

agree Coral Getino
14 mins

agree EILEEN LYNCH: "to dare someone to do something" es retarlos a hacer algo.
15 mins

agree Penelope Rickards: El principio de Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire, no??
18 mins

agree Yvonne Becker
21 mins

agree Gaby-
1 hr

agree Maria Elisa Manfrino
8 hrs

agree Anabel MartĂ­nez
9 hrs

agree Martin Harvey
16 hrs
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1 day1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
para 'echar una mirada' (ver nota)

Explanation:
en Argentina (de hecho en Buenos Aires)tambien decimos 'dar un vistazo'

Sylvia

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr 55 mins (2005-05-19 00:26:10 GMT)
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Sorry, esto no tiene nada que ver con el texto. Creo q me tengo q ir a comer... el hambre habla por sĂ­ mismo...

De hecho, la frase serĂ­a: para provocarlo.

:)


Silvia Browne
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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