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no pudo disimular su emoción

English translation: who couldn't contain his excitement

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Spanish term or phrase:no pudo disimular su emoción
English translation:who couldn't contain his excitement
Entered by: chica nueva

21:27 Jun 27, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / libro de referencia gramatical
Spanish term or phrase: no pudo disimular su emoción
Entre el público se encontraba Terencio, que no pudo disimular su emoción ante el triunfo de María.
chica nueva
Local time: 03:45
who was unable to contain his excitement
Explanation:
sugerencia

Mike
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3who was unable to contain his excitement
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +1who was unable to disguise/dissimulate his emotion(s)
Jenni Lukac (X)
4couldn't hide his excitement
Marea


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
who was unable to contain his excitement


Explanation:
sugerencia

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jude dabo: ok
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, jude69 - Mike
agree  Christine Walsh: in this context, maybe 'his delight'
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Christine - true, maybe "delight" also - Mike
agree  teresa quimper
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Teresa - Mike
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
couldn't hide his excitement


Explanation:
no poder disimular = no poder esconder

Marea
Paraguay
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
who was unable to disguise/dissimulate his emotion(s)


Explanation:
This is difficult because there must be a long story behind his reaction. We don't know whether or not his emotions were positive or negative, happy or sad. I was tempted to say "hide his emotion(s), but dissimulating has other facets. Whether or not emotions should be plural depends on the context; singular would indicate his emotional state and plural would indication a range of feelings. Able to report when and why they would dissimulate their emotions to other people. (Saarni, 1979). The knowledge of these topics continues to improve during ...
www.y2cp.com/.../understanding_emotion_dissimulation_childr... - Canadá - Similares;nd he lets it be known by his voice that he's either unhappy, depressed or stressed, and doesn't make any effort to disguise his emotions? ...
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Lisa McCarthy
1 hr
  -> Many thanks, Lisa.
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