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take on a permanence

Spanish translation: llegan para quedarse

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English term or phrase:take on a permanence
Spanish translation:llegan para quedarse
Entered by: Silvina Dell'Isola Urdiales

08:00 Feb 22, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: take on a permanence
The first snows **take on a permanence**, and the wide avenues breathe with a crispness of Prussian winte

Hola a tod@s!
Quisiera entender el significado en este contexto, significa porque el significado literal no me suena...
Silvina Dell'Isola Urdiales
Italy
Local time: 20:48
llegan para quedarse
Explanation:
Creo que lo mejor es usar el presente simple. Suerte!
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Gabriela Mejías
Argentina
Local time: 15:48
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todas, sobre todo a vos Gabbi. Pido perdón por haberme equivocado en seleccionar solo KudoZ el español y no EN>ES!.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1llegaron para quedarse
Deschant
4 +1llegan para quedarse
Gabriela Mejías
3cuajar
Cecilia Fernández (X)
3se afincan/se aquerencian
Raquel Dominguez


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cuajar


Explanation:
Rosa :-)

Cecilia Fernández (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
llegaron para quedarse


Explanation:
Las primeras nieves llegaron para quedarse... es evidente que significa que cuajaron, pero por qué no buscar una expresión más poética?

Deschant
Local time: 19:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Fernández (X): Sin duda mucho mejor
1 hr
  -> Gracias
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
llegan para quedarse


Explanation:
Creo que lo mejor es usar el presente simple. Suerte!

Gabriela Mejías
Argentina
Local time: 15:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todas, sobre todo a vos Gabbi. Pido perdón por haberme equivocado en seleccionar solo KudoZ el español y no EN>ES!.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cristina Fracassi: de acuerdo con el tiempo verbal
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Fracassi! Si, tiene que ser en presente.... Saludos!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se afincan/se aquerencian


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Raquel Dominguez
Uruguay
Local time: 15:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 6
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