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luna cuarteada

English translation: cracked mirror


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Spanish term or phrase:luna cuarteada
English translation:cracked mirror
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17:44 Jul 24, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Spanish term or phrase: luna cuarteada
armario sin patas, con la luna cuarteada
Ioana
cracked mirror
Explanation:
Hi Iona,
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

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cuartear, 1. to split, crack (a wall or roof, etc.)
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©

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Note added at 2003-07-24 17:56:13 (GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias a usted, Ioana.
Saludos,
Oso ¶:^)
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xxxOso
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5cracked mirror
Ana Juliá
5cracked mirrorxxxOso
5scratched mirror
Raquel Iglesias


  

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scratched mirror


Explanation:
Así.

Raquel Iglesias
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cracked mirror


Explanation:
Hi Iona,
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2003-07-24 17:51:08 (GMT)
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cuartear, 1. to split, crack (a wall or roof, etc.)
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©

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Note added at 2003-07-24 17:56:13 (GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias a usted, Ioana.
Saludos,
Oso ¶:^)

xxxOso
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cracked mirror


Explanation:
cuarteado - cracked
Dicc. Oxford

Catching a glimpse of himself in the cracked mirror on the cupboard that served as dressing table, he saw an old man staring back.
http://www.labarc.com/Librarium/Writers/falconpride.html


    Reference: http://www.labarc.com/Librarium/Writers/falconpride.html
Ana Juliá
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Local time: 08:53
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