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Psychology | | English term or phrase: a palpable, if immaterial presence | "All he knows is that his eyes are open, and that he 'exists', a palpable, if immaterial presence".
Es una cita de "Sábado", de Ian McEwan.
¿No hay contradicción entre palpable e immaterial?
Gracias |
| | | una presencia palpable, aunque inmaterial | Explanation:
Claro que hay contradicción ... intencional. Es este caso "if" tiene sentido de "aunque, a pesar de".
Otra alternativa: "una presencia inmaterial y sin embargo palpable [o tangible]"
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-06-02 11:19:29 GMT)
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EN este caso etc.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-06-02 21:40:43 GMT)
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bueno ... gracias a todos |
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  Daniel Frisano Paulon
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