Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

eso me dio la pauta para escribirte

English translation:

I decided to write you as well

Added to glossary by lbotto
Nov 8, 2010 00:13
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

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.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jose Lopez Hernandez : Good one.
19 mins
Thank you, Jose.
agree Berenice Font : I like this option very much too Luximar!
44 mins
Thanks. Very kind Berenice.
agree philgoddard
4 hrs
Thank you, Phil.
agree Aradai Pardo Martínez
10 hrs
Thanks, Aradai.
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
16 hrs
Gracias, Claudia.
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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


Peer comment(s):

agree teresa quimper
1 min
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17 mins

this gave me the impulse to write ....

this gave me the push to write
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+2
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.
Peer comment(s):

agree Berenice Font : you are right! it sounds good to me too
43 mins
Thank you, Berenice!
agree Christine Walsh
2 hrs
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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+1
2 hrs

and it gave me a reason to write to you as well

It encouraged me to do the same
Peer comment(s):

agree jude dabo : ok
11 hrs
Thanks Jude!
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+1
10 hrs
Spanish term (edited): y eso me dio la pauta para escribirte

and this prompted me to write too

Another option.
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
6 hrs
Thank you.
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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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