Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
eso me dio la pauta para escribirte
English translation:
I decided to write you as well
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lbotto
Nov 8, 2010 00:13
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
eso me dio la pauta para escribirte
Spanish to English
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Human Resources
Letter
Disculpa que te escriba, pero me acabo de enterar que mi esposa te escribio y eso me dio la pauta para escribirte.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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I decided to write you as well
I just saw that my wife wrote you, so I decided to write you as well.
Or:
I just saw that my wife wrote you, and it inspired me to write you as well.
Or:
I just saw that my wife wrote you, and it inspired me to write you as well.
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Comment: "Muchas gracias"
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17 mins
following her example - set the example for me to....
Puedes adaptarlo de alguna manera como "and following her example I decided to write to you" o "she set the example for me to write to you"
DEF: marcar la pauta to set the standard
seguir una pauta to follow an example
DEF: marcar la pauta to set the standard
seguir una pauta to follow an example
17 mins
this gave me the impulse to write ....
this gave me the push to write
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22 mins
and I thought it would be a good idea to follow her example
Following Berenice's suggestion, but neither "following her example" or "she set an example for me" work in English. This would be a natural rendering.
Suerte.
Suerte.
Peer comment(s):
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Berenice Font
: you are right! it sounds good to me too
43 mins
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Thank you, Berenice!
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agree |
Christine Walsh
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Thank you, Christine.
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2 hrs
that gave me reason to write to you
I never liked the practice of omitting the "to" after "write", unless I am saying what it is: I write you a letter. I write to you often. I realize it is quite accepted by my countrymen, but somehow it always sounded "lame" to me.
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2 hrs
and it gave me a reason to write to you as well
It encouraged me to do the same
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10 hrs
Spanish term (edited):
y eso me dio la pauta para escribirte
and this prompted me to write too
Another option.
10 hrs
so I thought I would follow her lead (example)
I like this as it doesn't repeat the word write for a 2nd or 3rd time in the sentence
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