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Old July 17, 2009, 11:26 AM
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COmo traduciríamos en inglés Lo que me faltaba o lo que te faltaba
That what I needed now?
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Old July 17, 2009, 11:37 AM
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COmo traduciríamos en inglés Lo que me faltaba o lo que te faltaba
That what I needed now?
what I lacked / what you lacked
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what I needed / what you needed
Usualmente traduzco "faltar " como "to lack" pero también se podría traducirlo como "to need" como tú dijiste
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lo que te faltaba = what you lacked/needed (past tense)
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Lo que me faltaba...
What I needed...
What I lacked...
What I was lacking...
What I was missing...


Lo que te faltaba...
What you needed...
What you lacked...
What you were lacking...
What you were missing...
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