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Old October 19, 2010, 09:46 AM
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De enojo o de alegría
Hola! Aquí con mi Monterroso de nuevo.La frase es " Ignoro si esto le servirá de enojo o de alegría,.." creo que quiere decir algo como "no sé si esto que voy a contarle estaré divertido o desagradable.." .Es así?
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Old October 19, 2010, 09:59 AM
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Así es.

Enojo = anger / annoyance
Alegría = joy / happiness ...

I'd say something like,

"I don't know if this will be an annoyance to you or if it will be a joy"

(English natives, please, correct my Spanglish)
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Sí. Pero creo que enojo es más que "annoyance".
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Cierto, por eso te digo "anger" también... puede ir desde "molestia" hasta "enfado, enojo, ira... furia desatada"
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@Katerina: Creo que Pablo lo explicó bien, sólo ten en cuenta que "Ignoro si esto le servirá de enojo o de alegría", en el contexto, quiere decir que quien envía la carta no sabe si la persona que está leyendo se sentirá ofendida por la oferta que se le hace al final de la carta, o si se decidirá a participar con entusiasmo.
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