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Old June 04, 2010, 04:27 AM
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Great fortunes, if not great reputations, are made...

My book translates this sentence into: se hacen grandes fortunas, aunque no gran reputación...

I understand just the opposite: se hacen/se crean grandes fortunas, cuando no/por no decir, grandes reputaciones...

What do you think?

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Old June 04, 2010, 04:29 AM
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Great fortunes, if not great reputations, are made...

My book translates this sentence into: se hacen grandes fortunas, aunque no gran reputación...

I understand just the opposite: se hacen/se crean grandes fortunas, cuando no/por no decir, grandes reputaciones...

What do you think?

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No. Significa que no solo fortunas pero también reputaciones.
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Old June 04, 2010, 04:32 AM
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Eso es lo que yo entendía. Gracias.
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Old June 04, 2010, 04:34 AM
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Eso es lo que yo entendía. Gracias.
Correcto. Me olvidé de escribir que el libro está mal.
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Old June 04, 2010, 04:36 AM
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Gracias, Chileno.
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Old June 04, 2010, 04:37 AM
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I agree, the book is incorrect.
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Old June 04, 2010, 04:38 AM
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Menos mal que me doy cuenta de los errores... y que puedo consultarlos en este foro, claro.
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I agree, the book is incorrect.
No. Está mal. (es enfermo de malo)
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Great fortunes, if not great reputations, are made...

My book translates this sentence into: se hacen grandes fortunas, aunque no gran reputación...

I understand just the opposite: se hacen/se crean grandes fortunas, cuando no/por no decir, grandes reputaciones...

What do you think?

Thanks.
Tienes razón. En otras palabras:
Una persona puede acaudular una gran fortuna, pero no se
puede ganar una gran reputación en la misma manera.
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Old June 04, 2010, 09:45 AM
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Great fortunes, if not great reputations, are made...

My book translates this sentence into: se hacen grandes fortunas, aunque no gran reputación...

I understand just the opposite: se hacen/se crean grandes fortunas, cuando no/por no decir, grandes reputaciones...

What do you think?

Thanks.
It make great fortunes when if there's great reputations.

My attempt.
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