but what biological creature could he have discovered more singular than himself

Spanish translation: pero que criatura biológica más singular que él mismo pudo haber descubierto?

02:55 Apr 14, 2005

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: but what biological creature could he have discovered more singular than himself

He had not discovered anything new in biology;
but what biological creature could he have discovered more singular than himself?

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Spanish translation:pero que criatura biológica más singular que él mismo pudo haber descubierto?

Explanation:
si

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Ricardo Posada Ortiz
United States
Local time: 02:21

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4 +2

pero que criatura biológica más singular que él mismo pudo haber descubierto?

Ricardo Posada Ortiz

pero ¿cuál organismo biológico podría haber descubierto que fuera más raro que él mismo?

Refugio

pero, ¿qué otro ser vivo hubiera podido descubrir más extraño y excepcional que él mismo?

Pablo Grosschmid

pero qué otra criatura biológica podría haber descubierto

Martin Harvey

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

pero que criatura biológica más singular que él mismo pudo haber descubierto?

Explanation:
si

Ricardo Posada Ortiz
United States
Local time: 02:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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2 mins confidence:

pero qué otra criatura biológica podría haber descubierto

Explanation:
que fuese más rara que el mismo

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-14 02:58:39 GMT)
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que fuese más particular / extraña / singular...

Martin Harvey
Argentina
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 37

14 mins confidence:

pero ¿cuál organismo biológico podría haber descubierto que fuera más raro que él mismo?

Explanation:
The idea is that although the gentleman was not a scientist as such, he was certainly an object of scientific curiosity. Ironic usage.

Refugio
Local time: 23:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 103

2 hrs confidence:

pero, ¿qué otro ser vivo hubiera podido descubrir más extraño y excepcional que él mismo?

Explanation:
entiendo que aquí se mezclan dos de las posibles acepciones de "singular"

Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Local time: 08:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 40

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