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15:41 Mar 12, 2010 |
English to Spanish translations [PRO] Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Spain Local time: 11:44 | ||||||
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4 +1 | hizo el papel de Stringer Bell |
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4 | lleva tiempo haciendo de Stringer Bell con... / lleva tiempo siendo el Stringer Bell de... |
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played stringer bell to... hizo el papel de Stringer Bell Explanation: Eso. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2010-03-12 15:47:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringer_Bell Stringer Bell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the character from The Wire. For the musician, see Dramatis. Stringer Bell Gender Male Occupation Drug kingpin/Developer Russell "Stringer" Bell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Idris Elba. Bell served as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale's second in command, assuming direct control of the Barksdale Organization during Avon's imprisonment. Bell gets As in his economics classes at Baltimore City Community College and maintains a personal library, including a copy of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. He attempts to legitimize the Barksdale Organization by investing in housing properties and buying influence from politicians. An intelligent planner and businessman in the drug-filled underworld of Baltimore, Bell is a close adviser to Barksdale and handles the economic decisions for the Barksdale crew. He is keen for the Barksdale outfit to act in a businesslike and professional manner, rather than appearing as mere thugs and gangsters and he often tries to temper Barksdale's bloodthirsty nature. Though not as vengeful as Barksdale, Bell is ruthless and completely devoted to his work, eliminating threats to the Barksdale Organization as soon as they appear -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2010-03-12 15:48:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stringer_Bell Stringer Bell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stringer Bell Information Gender Male Occupation Drug kingpin/Developer Russell "Stringer" Bell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Idris Elba. Bell served as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale's second in command, assuming direct control of the Barksdale Organization during Avon's imprisonment. Bell gets As in his economics classes at Baltimore City Community College and maintains a personal library, including a copy of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. He attempts to legitimize the Barksdale Organization by investing in housing properties and buying influence from politicians. An intelligent planner and businessman in the drug-filled underworld of Baltimore, Bell is a close adviser to Barksdale and handles the economic decisions for the Barksdale crew. He is keen for the Barksdale outfit to act in a businesslike and professional manner, rather than appearing as mere thugs and gangsters and he often tries to temper Barksdale's bloodthirsty nature. Though not as vengeful as Barksdale, Bell is ruthless and completely devoted to his work, eliminating threats to the Barksdale Organization as soon as they appear -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2010-03-12 15:53:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Aunque releyendo no me queda ahora claro. Mas bien creo que se trata de que Jim Finnerty aqui hizo de relevo o segundo en la linea de comando despues de (¿Fontana?)...Perdón, ya no estoy tan segura de si es una cosa o la otra, haría falta más contexto. Conviene esperar otras respuestas. |
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played stringer bell to... lleva tiempo haciendo de Stringer Bell con... / lleva tiempo siendo el Stringer Bell de... Explanation: Formas de establecer el paralelismo entre las dos relaciones: - "Jim Finnerty... que lleva tiempo haciendo de Stringer Bell con Avon... ofreció..." - "Jim Finnerty ... que lleva tiempo siendo el Stringer Bell de Avon... ofreció..." |
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