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Así después de todo
o reinaba el silencio

Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

No hablábamos mucho ella y yo.

English translation:

We didn\'t speak much, she and I.

Added to glossary by chica nueva
Aug 6, 2011 21:55
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

No hablábamos mucho ella y yo.

Non-PRO Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature cuento
Sí, me llamo Eduardo. Usted me lo pregunta para entrar de algún manera en conversación, y eso puedo entenderlo. Pero usted hace mucho que me conoce, aunque de lejos. Como yo lo conozco a usted. Desde la época en que empezó a encontrarse con mi madre en el café de Larrañaga y Rivera, o en éste mismo. No crea que los espiaba. Nada de eso. Usted a lo mejor lo piensa, pero es porque no sabe toda la historia. ¿O acaso mamá se la contó? Hace tiempo que yo tenía ganas de hablar con usted, pero no me atrevía. Así después de todo, le agradezco que me haya ganado de mano. ¿Y sabe por qué tenía ganas de hablar con usted? Porque tengo la impresión de que usted es un buen tipo. Y mamá también era buena gente. No hablábamos mucho ella y yo. En casa, o reinaba el silencio, o tenía la palabra mi padre. Pero el Vijo hablaba casi exclusivamente cuando venía borracho, o sea, casi todas las noches, y entonces más bien gritaba. Los tres le teníamos miedo: mamá, mi hermanita Mirta y yo.

'Réquiem con tostadas' (Mario Benedetti 1920-2009)

http://books.google.cl/books?id=iW5xqNhJowYC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA8...
Proposed translations (English)
4 We never talked much, she and I.
4 She and I did not talk a lot.
4 She and I never talked much
Change log

Aug 7, 2011 18:05: Fiona Kirton changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): mediamatrix (X), Maria Mastruzzo, Fiona Kirton

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Proposed translations

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We never talked much, she and I.

Since mamá is no longer alive in this narration, I chose the preterite ("talked") over the imperfect ("used to talk"). You might also want to experiment with word order, e.g. "She and I never talked much" or "She and I, we never talked much."
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1 min

She and I did not talk a lot.

Mike
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11 mins

She and I never talked much

She and I never talked much:

21 May 2011 – Those close to Tania say she never talked much about her relationship or her problems, but agree she was better off without Rogers. ...
www.goldcoast.com.au/article/.../317055_crime-and-court-new... - Cached
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www.newsbusters.org › Blogs › Matt Hadro's blog - Cached
Kelis: Why She'll Never Talk Bad About Nas‏ - YouTube

2 min - 8 Jul 2010 - Uploaded by AssociatedPress
the title should say Kelis: why she'll never talk bad about ... month thats enuff 4 a full year some ppl dont even make dat much a year and ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzfEtcNvkLs

Saludos
eski :))
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