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Old November 06, 2009, 12:15 PM
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Antes de tiempo

How could I say "antes de tiempo" in English? For instance, I want to say:

En la carta se despide antes de tiempo.

In the letter, he says good bye ... (he hasn't arrived to the end of the letter yet and says good bye)

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Old November 06, 2009, 12:20 PM
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How could I say "antes de tiempo" in English? For instance, I want to say:

En la carta se despide antes de tiempo.

In the letter, he says good bye ... (he hasn't arrived to the end of the letter yet and says good bye)

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Old November 06, 2009, 12:27 PM
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Of course! I couldn't think about it. Thanks
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Old November 06, 2009, 12:41 PM
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That word can be use only to say antes de tiempo, or it has some another meanings.
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Of course! I couldn't think about it. Thanks
I couldn't think about it.
I couldn't think of it.
I couldn't remember it.
I couldn't come up with it.
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That word can be use only to say antes de tiempo, or it has some another meanings.
You can say "prematuramente", as well.

Esta es la sala donde están los niños nacidos prematuramente (los niños prematuros).
This is the ward where the children born prematurely are.

I guess there aren't many mistakes
Or maybe I'm wrong

Let's a native give his/her opinion
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Old November 06, 2009, 12:50 PM
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I couldn't think about it.
I couldn't think of it.
I couldn't remember it.
I couldn't come up with it.
¡Siempre igual! El otro día también. Think of , think of
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Esta es la sala donde están los niños nacidos prematuramente (los niños prematuros).
This is the ward where the children born prematurely are.
(sorry) This is the ward for premature children
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Old November 06, 2009, 12:57 PM
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Think of , think of
Verbs of remembering and forgetting used to take a genitive object (thus of) in English, and used to in German as well. 'Ich denke Dein', Vergissmeinnicht (nomeolvides), etc.
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Old November 06, 2009, 12:57 PM
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(sorry) This is the ward for premature children
Wouldn't you say that the premature children are born prematurely?

We say "niños prematuros", as well, but I can add that "son los nacidos prematuramente"
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