¿es eso cierto?

English translation: Is that true?

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Spanish term or phrase:	¿es eso cierto?
English translation:	Is that true?
Entered by:	Simon Brown

00:09 Oct 31, 2005

Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: ¿es eso cierto?

a manera de preguntar si es correcta una afimarcion.

copper

Is that true?

Explanation:
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Simon Brown
Local time: 16:39

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Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Is that true?

Simon Brown

4 +5

Is that right?

Oso (X)

4 +1

Is this true?

Maria Karra

5

Isn't that right?

MJ Barber

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

¿es eso cierto? Is this true?

Explanation:
Is this true?
or even...
Is this correct?
Is this accurate?

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 11:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Native in English

English,

Native in Greek

Greek
PRO pts in category: 16

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

¿es eso cierto?

Is that true?

Explanation:
+

Simon Brown
Local time: 16:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Native in English

English

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23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Is that right?

Explanation:
Hola Copper,
También lo he oido así.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-10-31 00:41:01 (GMT)
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  right
II adjetivo
3   correcto,-a, exacto,-a
     (hecho) cierto,-a
     (respuesta) correcto,-a
     (hora) exacto,-a
From the Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000

Oso (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Native in Spanish

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 64

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10 hrs confidence:

¿es eso cierto? Isn't that right?

Explanation:
As with tags, the negative form is normally used to seek confirmation of an affirmation.

Another possiblity would be to use a tag: repeat the auxiliary very, using the negative form if the affirmation is positive, or the positive form if the statement is negative:

Lima is the capital of Peru, isn't it?
George Best never played for Real Madrid, did he?
John and Karina haven't any children, have they?
etc.

Then there is the catchall: Am I right? or even, Am I right or am I wrong?

MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 17:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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