en vez de un solo pie

English translation: Instead of operating on just one foot, they operated on both

17:16 Dec 28, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
Spanish term or phrase: en vez de un solo pie
en vez de un solo pie, me operaron los dos pies
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English translation:Instead of operating on just one foot, they operated on both
Explanation:
literally: instead of one foot
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5 +17Instead of operating on just one foot, they operated on both
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +1Instead of one (foot)
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Instead of operating on just one foot, they operated on both


Explanation:
literally: instead of one foot

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Instead of one (foot)


Explanation:
Instead of one (foot), they operated on both my feet.

>otra manera (similar) de decir lo mismo< (...que no es lo mismo, pero es igual!)

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