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las preces que su piedad les dicte

English translation: prayers from your heart

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Spanish term or phrase:las preces que su piedad les dicte
English translation:prayers from your heart
Entered by: Remy Arce

19:36 Apr 28, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Mexico - Death/Funeral Announcement
Spanish term or phrase: las preces que su piedad les dicte
(…) y demás familiars lo participan con el más profundo dolor a todos sus amistades, rogándoles elevar al Ser Supremo las preces que su piedad les dicte por el eterno descanso de su alma.
jmf
United States
Local time: 06:41
prayers from your heart
Explanation:
this implies, I think, piety and mercy, and love
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Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 06:41
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2prayers from your heart
Remy Arce
5the supplications / prayers /your devotion may elevate
Sandra Rodriguez
4the prayers dictated by their faith
schevallier
3 +1the holy observances which, moved by piety, they make for the eternal rest of his soul
Bubo Coroman (X)
3The prayers that his piety dicatates to them
Gad Kohenov


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The prayers that his piety dicatates to them


Explanation:
Una opcion.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 13:41
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 20
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
prayers from your heart


Explanation:
this implies, I think, piety and mercy, and love

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 06:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Patrice
6 mins
  -> gracias Patrice
agree  Egmont
50 mins
  -> Gracias AVRVM
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the supplications / prayers /your devotion may elevate


Explanation:
otra alternativa

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the prayers dictated by their faith


Explanation:
IMO

schevallier
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the holy observances which, moved by piety, they make for the eternal rest of his soul


Explanation:
according to Wikipedia, the "preces" are a chant which is sung in Lent, with the Latin response "miserere nobis". Perhaps it's akin to having mass said for his soul.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preces

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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-04-29 07:56:40 GMT)
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To get it more specific, and given that in the article it says "tenían forma litánica", here is an optional translation:

"the litanies which, out of piety, they sing for the eternal rest of his soul"

Definition of "litany":

A prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/litany



Bubo Coroman (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs
  -> thank you Allegro, have a very good day! :-) Deborah
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