Se quedaron más rato.

Chinese translation: 他们这次停留在外较久。

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Spanish term or phrase:Se quedaron más rato.
Chinese translation:他们这次停留在外较久。
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

08:22 Apr 9, 2007
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: Se quedaron más rato.
MIKE
When are my parents getting back?
The question catches Amelia off guard.
AMELIA
Pronto...muy pronto...
MIKE
They told me they were coming back
today.
AMELIA
Se quedaron más rato.
The answer seem to makes Mike anxious.
MIKE
My dad's coming back with my mom.
AMELIA
Yes. Yes he is.
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They stayed away longer.
Explanation:
The sentence should be translated "they stayed longer."

But since they (the parients) stayed somewhere else away, it shall be understood as "they left longer (this time)" or "They stayed away longer."
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4They stayed away longer.
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
2他们长期保留了
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他们长期保留了


Explanation:
más rato = longer / for a longer time

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Local time: 22:11
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They stayed away longer.


Explanation:
The sentence should be translated "they stayed longer."

But since they (the parients) stayed somewhere else away, it shall be understood as "they left longer (this time)" or "They stayed away longer."

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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