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ROBINDESBOIS November 07, 2009 02:56 AM

Proclamar a los 4 vientos
 
In English?
Example:
Proclamó a los cuatro vientos que estaba embarazada / que era gay.

Perikles November 07, 2009 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 60222)
Proclamó a los cuatro vientos que estaba embarazada / que era gay.

Los dos ???? :thinking::thinking:

ROBINDESBOIS November 07, 2009 03:11 AM

Lo importante es los cuatro vientos, no te preocupes por lo otro. JAJA

Perikles November 07, 2009 03:21 AM

JAJA. OK - I proclaimed to the whole world. (If you said to the 4 winds, the meaning would be pretty obvious anyway).:)

EmpanadaRica November 07, 2009 09:46 AM

'To let the whole world know'. :)
'To scream something from the rooftops'.

ROBINDESBOIS November 08, 2009 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica (Post 60322)
'To let the whole world know'. :)
'To scream something from the rooftops'.

That´s a good one. ME encanta !

hermit November 09, 2009 09:57 AM

"...for all the world to hear."

irmamar November 09, 2009 10:04 AM

All the world and the whole world. Are they interchangeable? Could I say "all the people" and "the whole people?

Thanks. :)

poli November 09, 2009 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 60713)
All the world and the whole world. Are they interchangeable? Could I say "all the people" and "the whole people?

Thanks. :)

Irma,
They are not completely interchangable, because
The whole means the entire so you cannot use the whole people.
You can use the whole population.
Robin,
You can also use let the cat out of the bag. The meaning is slightly different, but it basically means telling a secret.

irmamar November 09, 2009 10:37 AM

So, it's better to say "all the people". Muchas gracias, poli :)


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