Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

...than he lets on....

Spanish translation:

de lo que demuestra/da a entender

Added to glossary by Lydia De Jorge
Feb 12, 2008 20:50
16 yrs ago
English term

...than he lets on....

English to Spanish Other Poetry & Literature Grade 9
Student analysis about the text he read

By making inferences I can find out about a character's personality. Based on what he says in lines 39-44, I can tell that Mr. Jones is a tough teacher. I can make the inference that he most likely yells at his students. But, because he is so upset here, I think here may be more to Mr. DePalma than he lets on.
Change log

Feb 20, 2008 03:18: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+7
9 mins
Selected

de lo que demuestra/da a entender

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Note added at 7 days (2008-02-20 03:18:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias Nanda!
Peer comment(s):

agree ValHeiLin
5 mins
Thanks Val!
agree Janine Libbey
30 mins
Thanks viva madrid!
agree Ana Castorena
2 hrs
Gracias Ana!
agree Sandra Pavesio
2 hrs
Gracias Sandra!
agree Carolina Ruiz
3 hrs
Gracias Carolina!
agree Elizabeth Medina : Agree.
7 hrs
Gracias Elizabeth!
agree Tradjur
5 days
Gracias!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
6 mins

de lo que deja saber...

uso frecuente
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7 mins

de lo que expresa / de lo que dice / comenta

Tal vez sea esto ...
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21 mins

me parece que el Sr. DePalma tiene un lado a su personalidad del que no comunica nada

es una solución para la frase como un conjunto
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+3
1 hr

de lo que deja entrever


así lo traduciría yo.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marisa Raich
1 hr
Gracias, Marisa!!
agree Darío Giménez : Yo también lo traduciría así. :-)
11 hrs
Muchas gracias, Emegé. Me había "salteado" tu agree [wee hours of the morning]...
agree Andy Watkinson : "entrever" es lo más acertado en este caso.
12 hrs
Tku Andy!!!
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