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Old September 26, 2008, 09:15 AM
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I am planning to add a "random idiom" link to the idiom dictionary. What would be the best translation?

Modismo Aleatorio
Modismo al Azar
Modismo por tómbola

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Old September 26, 2008, 12:31 PM
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I would use modismo al azar, because:
random shot = tiro al azar
random data = información al azar
random sampling = muestreo al azar
I chose it at random = Lo escogí al azar

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Old September 26, 2008, 01:48 PM
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I think that that is great idea David, please you do it as soon.
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Old September 26, 2008, 03:28 PM
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I just noticed that the Spanish Wikipedia translates "Random page" as "Página Aleatoria".
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Yes, some computer terms use aleatoria as well, like random access memory. But, I still think something done at random is al azar.
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"Al azar" and "aleatorio" are the same thing.
Now, with computers, usually "Al azar" it's more for games and "Aleatorio" for computers, but they mean the same and can be used in both ways.
I usually prefer "dicho/refrán aleatorio" (because it's a computer thing) as "dicho/refrán al azar", but both are OK.
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Yes it's truth.
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What is true? What Sosia said?
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