he know better than to want
Spanish translation: esta muchacha, a quien sabía que no debía desear...
| 08:38 May 22, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Daniel Burns (X) Local time: 13:34 | |||
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| 2 +5 | esta muchacha, a quien sabía que no debía desear... |
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| 3 +1 | sería mejor que no la desease |
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| 3 | no se iba a conformar con desearla |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1sería mejor que no la desease Explanation: la chica merece mejor que deseo sólo según lo que entiendo |
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no se iba a conformar con desearla Explanation: La frase "you know better than xxx" significa algo como "sabes hacer cosas mejores que xxx". |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5esta muchacha, a quien sabía que no debía desear... Explanation: The text is properly punctuated. The subject knows that his desire is wrong or will lead to trouble. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 55 mins (2005-05-22 11:34:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- When it is said of a person that he knew better than to do something it means that he did it out of selfishness, stubbornness, etc., knowing the consequences. |
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