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Es un perro muy inteligente

English translation: He's a real smart dog

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Spanish term or phrase:	Es un perro muy inteligente
English translation:	He's a real smart dog
Entered by:	Henry Hinds

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22:00 Nov 17, 2004

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Es un perro muy inteligente

Es un perro muy inteligente

He's a real smart dog

Explanation:
Ya

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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 04:30

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Summary of answers provided

5 +3

He's a real smart dog

Henry Hinds

4 +3

It's a very smart dog

Sophieanne

5 +1

It's a very smart dog.

rronica

He's a really smart dog.

KathyT

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

It's a very smart dog

Explanation:
or it's a very clever dog

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-11-17 22:04:38 GMT)
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or this is a very clever dog

Sophieanne
United States
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of:

French,

English

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

He's a real smart dog

Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 04:30
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 633

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

George Rabel: I`d go with "he" too. No need to use the impersonal "it" in the case of domestic animals, in my opinion

8 mins

-> Gracias, George.

agree

Michele Fauble

18 mins

-> Gracias, Michele.

agree

GoodWords: Woof.

58 mins

-> Gracias, Good.

disagree

KathyT: To nitpick, the adverb 'real' should be 'really', although many people incorrectly use the above, esp. in conversation.

5 hrs

-> Oh, don't be such a nitpicker, Kathy! That's why I suggested it, because it's quite natural despite it's (shudder) lack of correctness.

agree

xxxCMJ_Trans: I don't like "real" (really) but as a dog-owner I can assure you that one would never say 'it' of a dog!

9 hrs

-> Gracias, CMJ, the dog owners I know would definitely agree!

agree

Fuseila

11 hrs

-> Gracias, Fuseila.

disagree

Sophieanne: I agree with Kathy. This is fine for everyday conversation, but I would not teach this, which is incorrect, to someone who is visibly learning English

20 hrs

-> Depends on you point of view, I would agree that people should know the difference and also know how they are likely to hear it said. Why not learn it all?

48 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

It's a very smart dog.

Explanation:
Es can be translated as it/she/he but it would apply to all.

rronica
United States
Native speaker of:

English