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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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"da reparo para" |
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to hesitate to ( do something) Explanation: There is something about walking on the margin that makes one hesitate to limit oneself less and less.( that makes one cast off inhibitions) 'dar reparo para'= 'hacerse dudar en (lo que sea); |
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feel uneasy about Explanation: ... da reparo para limitarse cada vez menos: there is something about drifting on the sidelines that makes fewer and fewer (vs. less and less) self-imposed limits something / for such drifter/ to feel uneasy about. Langenscheidt: dar reparo SPA/DEU -> to shirk; fight shy of doing sthg. Otherwise, as a matter of style, take the incongruous (Argentinian-specific ?) preposition with a pinch of salt. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2023-09-27 20:57:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or, as suggested by the asker: to have qualms about..... Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/dar-reparo.2847828/ |
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to cause concern Explanation: A few adaptations trying to render clearly the idea (da reparo para= finalidad): There is something about walking on the margin that causes concern when one tries to limit oneself less and less. There is something about walking on the margin that makes one hesitate when it comes to limiting oneself less and less. There is something about walking on the margin that discourages us from limiting ourselves less and less. |
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protects me from Explanation: "There is something about walking on the edge that makes one feel increasingly protected from the need to restrict or limit one's art." A contrary interpretation, and a positive statement. Other proposals suggest the speaker is being negative about her art. Reparo also means shelter (see examples below) I believe what she is saying is that having been on the edge she has less need to limit herself in her work, that she is protected from the need to restrict her art. El sueño se hizo realidad y vamos por más Diario Hoy En la noticia https://diariohoy.net › politica › el-s... Dec 10, 2012 — Desde entonces, los canillitas tienen un lugar donde ponerse a reparo de las lluvias intensas o del calor sofocante, y los vecinos un punto de ... Dosaje fotocolorimétrico del ión ferroso Biblioteca Digital Exactas https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar › tesis › tesis... by AJL Beguet · 1944 — pararla bastante concentrada,para ponerse a reparo de inconvenientes. Proponemospreparar una solución con una concentración en ión cú++de. 3 g. 0/00 o sea 0 ... 236 pages Mañana Tropical https://m.facebook.com › ... › Video ... ponerse a reparo. en este momento diecisiete grados una décima es la ... significa? No, una felicidad muy grande porque la la semi que fue contra Villa tuve ... |
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