Nov 14, 2021 07:30
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Spanish term
para pedir un medidor de trigo
Spanish to English
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I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English. Translator colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about the story of Ali Baba and the 40 thieves.
Is okay to translate it as to ask for a wheat meter?
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from The Covid19 Pandemic.
Here is the full paragraph:
Pero la mujer de Alí Babá quería contar cuántas monedas había, y fue a casa de su cuñada para pedir un medidor de trigo. La mujer, extrañada por esa petición, untó antes el recipiente con una grasa viscosa, de tal forma, que al recibirlo de vuelta, vio en el fondo pegada una moneda de oro
Is okay to translate it as to ask for a wheat meter?
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from The Covid19 Pandemic.
Here is the full paragraph:
Pero la mujer de Alí Babá quería contar cuántas monedas había, y fue a casa de su cuñada para pedir un medidor de trigo. La mujer, extrañada por esa petición, untó antes el recipiente con una grasa viscosa, de tal forma, que al recibirlo de vuelta, vio en el fondo pegada una moneda de oro
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3 +1 | To ask for a wheat gauge |
Andrew Bramhall
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To ask for a wheat gauge
Fairy tales from the Arabian nights/The Story of Ali Baba ...
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Fairy_tales_from_the_Arabian_...
The sister-in-law did so, but as she knew very well Ali Baba's poverty, she was curious to know what sort of grain his wife wanted to measure, and bethought herself of artfully putting some suet at the bottom of the measure; then she brought it to her with the excuse that she was sorry that she had made her wait so long, but that she could not find it sooner. Ali Baba's wife went home, set the ...
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Fairy_tales_from_the_Arabian_...
The sister-in-law did so, but as she knew very well Ali Baba's poverty, she was curious to know what sort of grain his wife wanted to measure, and bethought herself of artfully putting some suet at the bottom of the measure; then she brought it to her with the excuse that she was sorry that she had made her wait so long, but that she could not find it sooner. Ali Baba's wife went home, set the ...
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Thanks for your help Oliver. |
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