ele contou que comeu
English translation: he ate, he told.
| 10:35 Aug 17, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: Denise Miranda Local time: 01:02 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | he ate, he told. |
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| 4 +1 | he said he ate |
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| 3 | He declared that he ate it |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1he ate, he told. Explanation: What I can understand, given the lack of context, is that he doesn't mind telling that he ate. He does not wish to hide that fact, so he just told. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1he said he ate Explanation: Mike :) |
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7 hrs confidence:
He declared that he ate it Explanation: penso que é isso..this way there is more stress, more emphasis |
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