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Spanish term or phrase:
el mes próximo pasado
English translation:
last month
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Adriana de Groote
Aug 12, 2005 23:52
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Spanish term
el mes próximo pasado
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I've seen «antepasado» used with days, months and years to indicate «before last»; I'd never seen anything like «el mes próximo pasado» before. Would this mean «the month before last»?
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Spanish term (edited):
el mes pr�ximo pasado
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last month
Así. Es el mes que acaba de pasar.
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-08-13 00:00:58 GMT)
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Por ejemplo, el mes próximo pasado a esta fecha es julio.
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Note added at 8 mins (2005-08-13 00:00:58 GMT)
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Por ejemplo, el mes próximo pasado a esta fecha es julio.
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Elena Sgarbo (X)
: Yes, it's just a wordy way to say "el mes pasado". Saludos, Adriana
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Muchas gracias Elena! Sí, es sólo ganas de complicar las cosas!
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MLG
: De acuerdo
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Muchas gracias!
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Jaime Castro
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Muchas gracias Jaime!
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Michele Fauble
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Muchas gracias Michele!
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: A mí, eso de "próximo pasado" siempre me ha sonado tan mal... es como contradictorio, ¿no? Saludos :)
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Comment: "Oh! The way we would say «this past month» or «the month just passed». Thanks."
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