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a dos dias de....

English translation: two days/a couple of days PRIOR to...

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Spanish term or phrase:a dos dias de....
English translation:two days/a couple of days PRIOR to...
Entered by: Swantje Holtken

12:26 Feb 19, 2005
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Other / news article
Spanish term or phrase: a dos dias de....
This is still about the text about the ETA bomb in a hotel in Alicante. The sentence goes as follows:
La explosion se produjo A dos dias DEL debate en el Congreso del plan Ibarretxe y coicidiendo con la clausura en Madrid de Fitur..."

My question now is was this debate two days before or after the explosion of the bomb?

Sorry for such a daft question and thanks for any help
Swantje Holtken
Local time: 19:56
two days/a couple of days PRIOR to...
Explanation:
Othersiwe it would have been:

"La explosión se produjo dos días después del debate…"

Suerte

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-02-19 12:35:20 GMT)
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Vísteme despacio que tengo prisa/Haste makes waste…

I meant “Otherwise” :-)
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Chutzpahtic (X)
Local time: 19:56
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two days/a couple of days PRIOR to...


Explanation:
Othersiwe it would have been:

"La explosión se produjo dos días después del debate…"

Suerte

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-02-19 12:35:20 GMT)
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Vísteme despacio que tengo prisa/Haste makes waste…

I meant “Otherwise” :-)


Chutzpahtic (X)
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nitza Ramos
3 mins
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agree  RebeW
4 mins
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agree  Marijke Singer
5 mins
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agree  James Calder: two days before
17 mins
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agree  sym: cf. a los 2 dias: after
22 mins
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agree  María T. Vargas
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agree  CateA (X)
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agree  Rebecca Hendry
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agree  Xenia Wong
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agree  Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, José Arnoldo :)

agree  Michele Fauble: But 'a LOS dos días de' means 'two days after'.
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Michele. It's the article indeed
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