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lpwe December 29, 2008 07:53 AM

Una suerte de
 
...es probable que la progresiva asociación del salvaje con el “retorno” del hombre a un estado primigenio, fuera progresivamente alimentando la idea de que se encontraba en posesión de un cierto estado de inocencia, una suerte de redención moderna que el propio White puso en relación con la recuperación de la cultura clásica...

I'm stuck...how to translate the above in red? Any ideas? (And I don't think its "a luck of...", I've never heard or seen that in my life -in English.) Thanks!

Jessica December 29, 2008 08:39 AM

*squints* um it's really hard to read....can you please increase the size or change the font? thank you

it's probably a luck of but I agree I haven't heard of that in my life...yet

Rusty December 29, 2008 09:18 AM

una suerte de = a type of/a sort of

Jessica December 29, 2008 02:40 PM

oh. it has nothing to do with luck.

lpwe December 29, 2008 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 22810)
una suerte de = a type of/a sort of


Oh, perfect! Thank you!!!

lee ying December 29, 2008 03:56 PM

so, I can to say, I have a sort of that you can`t imagine because everything were. well done, Am I right?

Tomisimo December 29, 2008 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee ying (Post 22836)
so, I can to say, I have a sort of that you can`t imagine because everything were. well done, Am I right?

In your case you would use luck or lucky.

I'm so lucky you can't imagine...

Jessica December 29, 2008 04:50 PM

sort of wouldn't work in that sentence.

lee ying December 29, 2008 04:51 PM

that`s most confused for me, beacsue when I have to use one and another word.
I'm so lucky you can't imagine that i won the game very easy.
ok , i prefer us this word, lucky.
thank you David.


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