aunque más no sea

English translation: Even if it's none but that of

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Spanish term or phrase:aunque más no sea
English translation:Even if it's none but that of
Entered by: Ana Juliá

09:02 Oct 5, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: aunque más no sea
En la tienda las cajas eran su gran debilidad. Una caja siempre genera una incógnita. Aunque más no sea la de saber qué contiene. Un misterio, como cada persona, como ella misma, como la tienda.

Wanted to check my interpretation of this, as I found a definition for aunque más but am still somewhat confused because of its construction in the text. Thank you!
Casey Butterfield
United States
Even if it's none but that of finding out
Explanation:
aunque no sea más que

Even if it's none but that of finding out...
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Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 19:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Even if it's none but that of finding out
Ana Juliá
5even if only that of not
Deborah Workman
3 +1even if it is only (to know...)
.xyz (X)
4even if it's nothing more than
Katherine Hodkinson


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aunque más no sea
Even if it's none but that of finding out


Explanation:
aunque no sea más que

Even if it's none but that of finding out...

Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 19:27
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Ana was first. Thanks to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tehani
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
aunque más no sea la/lo
even if only that of not


Explanation:
Even if only that of not knowing what it contains.

Deborah Workman
United States
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: English
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aunque más no sea
even if it is only (to know...)


Explanation:
.

.xyz (X)
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  Martin Perazzo
51 mins
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aunque más no sea
even if it's nothing more than


Explanation:
another possibility

Katherine Hodkinson
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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