Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
¿como era Estados Unidos?
English translation:
What was the United States like?
Added to glossary by
A Hayes (X)
Feb 28, 2002 06:05
23 yrs ago
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patty martinez
?como era Estados Unidos?
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?como era Estados Unidos?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +6 | What was the United States like? |
A Hayes (X)
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| 4 +2 | Como era Estados Unidos? |
alargo
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| 4 | Vease abajo. |
Tussing
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| 4 -1 | How did the United States used to be like? |
LEALZ
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| 4 -1 | how was the United States |
Bernardo Ortiz
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Proposed translations
+6
31 mins
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What was the United States like?
Here, I'd really need more context. I assume that the time/situation you're talking about is implied or understood by the context. So this is how I would translate it.
Peer comment(s):
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LEALZ
: nice and simple
24 mins
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| agree |
Fiona N�voa
4 hrs
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| agree |
xeraco2
4 hrs
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thanks, everyone
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TONY1964
4 hrs
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thank you, Tony
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Andrea Kaplan
11 hrs
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| agree |
Alisu S-G
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
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8 mins
How did the United States used to be like?
Declined
How did the United States used to be like?
Cualquiera de las dos sirve
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:00:10 (GMT)
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How did the United States used to be?
I missed typed the entry this was my original answer.
Cualquiera de las dos sirve
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Note added at 2002-02-28 07:00:10 (GMT)
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How did the United States used to be?
I missed typed the entry this was my original answer.
Peer comment(s):
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laurab
: no, structure is completely wrong
8 mins
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You are totally right! ..es hora de separarme de esta pantalla...Agradezco tu observación
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Comment: "does not explain why or i dont understand"
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27 mins
Como era Estados Unidos?
Como lo leo, La pregunta esta un poco mal plantada. Como era los Estados Unidos con relacion a que y/o en que tiempo? El clima? Economia? Su viaje? en (x) epoca? Sin obstante y sin mejor contexto para plazmar la idea, podemos decir:
How was the United States?
How was the United States?
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4 hrs
how was the United States
800 years ago
Peer comment(s):
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Margaret Schroeder
: Significa: ¿Cómo estaba los EEUU? El inglés también diferencia entre "ser" y "estar" en su manera.
4 hrs
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20 hrs
Vease abajo.
¿No debría ser: "¿Cómo *eran* los Estados ..."?
Tiene razón quien dice que los árabes no fueron en México, pero en España.
Tiene razón quien dice que los árabes no fueron en México, pero en España.
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