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Old August 18, 2009, 02:13 PM
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"Estar/ir de paso" can also be something ephemeral.

Nosotros no nos vamos a quedar aquí. Sólo estamos de paso.
We're not staying for long here.

Ser ave de paso.
To be like a rolling stone.
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Oh. OK I will mark this down as something to remember. Thanks all.
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From the RAE:

de paso
1. loc. adv. Sin permanencia fija, provisionalmente.
2. loc. adv. Aprovechando la ocasión.
3. loc. adv. Ligeramente, sin detención.


From here: http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltCons...US=3&LEMA=paso
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It also exists the expression " dar algo de paso " a synonym for HAcer la vista gorda or something like that, you das de paso un trabajo, that is not perfect but can meet the established requirements.
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Could it mean to allow or permit?
That´s correct :
Le dió de paso la redacción del cuento aunque no se ajustó al número de palabras ( se la permitió a concurso )
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Cómo se traduciría entonces :

1. En esta vida todos estamos de paso.
2. Tu hermana María está de paso en Barcelona, de camino a París.
3. Le dió de paso el libro, aunque era de una edición más antigua.
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Cómo se traduciría entonces :

1. En esta vida todos estamos de paso.
2. Tu hermana María está de paso en Barcelona, de camino a París.
3. Le dió de paso el libro, aunque era de una edición más antigua.
In life we are all just transients.(or passing through).
You sister Maria is in Barcelona briefly on her way to Paris.
I let you thumb through the book even though it's a valued first edition.
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in life we are all just transients.(or passing through).
You sister maria is in barcelona briefly on her way to paris.
I let you thumb through the book even though it's a valued first edition.
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ANd when do we use " in passing " as somebody suggested before????

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That´s correct :
Le dió de paso la redacción del cuento aunque no se ajustó al número de palabras ( se la permitió a concurso )
Yo diría "le dio paso a", no "le dio de paso"
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Mira en Burgos " dar de paso algo " es permitir, no echar para atrás, no sé quizás sea un regionalismo. Y según el primer post, Poli se preguntaba si significaba algo como permitir, osea que lo vio en un cotexto similar. Pero bueno no estoy seguro, simplemente se usa en ese sentido en el norte de España.

Ejemplo:
ME lo ha dado de paso por está vez, la próxima vez me ha dicho que será más estricto conmigo.
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