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pomelos...frutos.

English translation: The old tree laden with grapefruit, deliciously ripe,

19:32 Apr 3, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: pomelos...frutos.
El viejo árbol cargado de pomelos, con sus frutos maduros...
ACÁ EL TEMA ES QUE NO QUEDA BIEN ...GRAPEFRUITS...FRUITS...
MGB
Local time: 11:44
English translation:The old tree laden with grapefruit, deliciously ripe,
Explanation:
You could rephrase it like this instead of repeating the noun.
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 08:44
Grading comment
le saqué lo de "deliciously" porque estaba de más. Gracias por el paraphrasing! ; )
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10The old tree laden with grapefruit, deliciously ripe,
William Stein
5 +3ripe grapefruits
Peter Bagney
4the old grapefruit tree bursting with ripe fruit
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
The old tree laden with grapefruit, deliciously ripe,


Explanation:
You could rephrase it like this instead of repeating the noun.

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1214
Grading comment
le saqué lo de "deliciously" porque estaba de más. Gracias por el paraphrasing! ; )

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  afsdfds
1 min
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
1 min
agree  Raquel Iglesias: delicious!
4 mins
agree  Henry Hinds: Pomelo en Chile, toronja en México, all grapefruit.
30 mins
agree  Sheila Hardie
49 mins
agree  Wilson Piriz: Gramaticalmente correcto y elegante
1 hr
agree  Henrique Serra
1 hr
agree  Mariana Solanet
2 hrs
agree  Vera Rocha
8 hrs
agree  Sarah Ponting
11 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ripe grapefruits


Explanation:
the tree loaded with ripe grapefruits.
Sugiero esta solución

Peter Bagney
Spain
Local time: 16:44
PRO pts in pair: 1017

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mbc
8 mins
agree  Silvia Delgado Rushe Delgado: si
9 mins
agree  Nikki Graham: yes, but using laden
2 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the old grapefruit tree bursting with ripe fruit


Explanation:
Hope it helps!!... another possibility

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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3743
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