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y sus siete hijas a cuál más diligente
In the following sentence from "El amor en los tiempos del cólera" by Gabriel García Márquez:
Aminta Dechamps, esposa del doctor Lácides Olivella, y sus siete hijas
a cuál más diligente, lo ...
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Spanish expression for this specific use of "You want" or "You are looking for..."
In English, say when correcting someone who has been looking for something in the wrong place, you can use "you want..." to point them into the right direction.
A very contrived example:
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How do you express mild sympathy in Spanish?
I'm looking for a phrase that would translate to "that sucks" or "aw man," but is more formal and not slang.
What would be a good expression in Spanish to respond to someone who says they're a little ...
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What would be a good translation of 'catch-22'?
Catch-22 is defined as follows:
A problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule.
It was coined in the homonym novel by Joseph ...
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