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this "guy who came along"

Spanish translation: un tipo que apareció (en su vida)

12:19 Nov 6, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Article about an artist's life
English term or phrase: this "guy who came along"
There she became an art director, sought refuge in religion and married this “guy who came along.
Marva
Local time: 18:04
Spanish translation:un tipo que apareció (en su vida)
Explanation:
podría ser una forma de decirlo
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Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 23:04
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5un tipo que apareció (en su vida)
Anabel Martínez
4 +1un tío/tipo que se le presentó
Marijke Singer
3aparecido
Esteban Shuk


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
this
un tipo que apareció (en su vida)


Explanation:
podría ser una forma de decirlo

Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber: uno que aparecía por ahi
6 mins
  -> gracias :)
agree  Walter Landesman
1 hr
  -> gracias, Walter :)
agree  Nitza Ramos
1 hr
  -> gracias, Nitza :)
agree  Scheherezade Suria Lopez: y también "que se econtró por el camino"... quizá para un contexto más jocoso. (Encantada de tornar a trobar-te per aquí, Anabel ;))
4 hrs
  -> hola Sherry!! Muy buena propuesta. Genial veure't per aquí de nou, mai coindicim!!!
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Sí, pero no usaría los paréntesis.
7 hrs
  -> gracias, Tomás, para eso están los pobres paréntesis, como opción descartable :)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
this guy who came along
un tío/tipo que se le presentó


Explanation:
Otra manera:
... un tío/tipo que se le presentó

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Walter Landesman
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
aparecido


Explanation:
Me parece que la expresión "guy who came along", tiene una connotación peyorativa en el inglés. No es propiamente un elogio al tipo, empeora las cosas. En el fragmento que copias creo que también se transmite esa connotación negativa.

Esteban Shuk
Local time: 16:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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