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CrOtALiTo

May 26, 2008 04:42 PM

Que quieres que esté haciendo

My friends

I hope all you are well, I want know it, how I'll can say ( Que quieres este haciendo), please, I need know it, how I can say the text, but in English.

I await your answer

Regards

CrOtALiTo

May 26, 2008 04:46 PM

Sorry is (Que quieres que este haciendo)

Rusty

May 26, 2008 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 9230)

Sorry is (Que quieres que este haciendo)

¿Qué quieres que esté haciendo?

What do you want me to be doing?
What do you want him/her/it to be doing?

¿Qué quieres que haga?
What do you want me to do?
What do you want him/her/it to do?

Alfonso

May 26, 2008 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 9230)

Sorry is (Que quieres que este haciendo)

I think this sentence in Spanish conveys a non-literal meaning. So I'm not sure if a literal translation fits the Spanish original. I would say: What do you think I'm doing? What did you expect I was doing? or another English sentence meaning this last nuance better.

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