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A pesar de ser italiana, su historia es de manual, la de un maletilla español de

English translation: Although Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter

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Spanish term or phrase:A pesar de ser italiana, su historia es de manual, la de un maletilla español de
English translation:Although Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

19:38 Sep 25, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: A pesar de ser italiana, su historia es de manual, la de un maletilla español de
Captuo bien esa idea al expresarla con:

Despite being Italian, her story is from a handbook, a handbook of a poor, aspiring Spanish bullfighter from the 70’s
srmoreno
Local time: 01:49
Although Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter
Explanation:
Or "Despite being Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Local time: 07:49
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Summary of answers provided
3 +12Although Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
5Although she is/was Italian, her story seems to come from a handbook; the story of a poor...
Daniel Coria
4Although Italian, her story is a classic: that of a poor, aspiring Spanish bullfighter from
Donald Scott Alexander


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Although she is/was Italian, her story seems to come from a handbook; the story of a poor...


Explanation:
My 2 cents...

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-09-25 19:44:51 GMT)
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Sorry, I misread the first part:

"Although/though Italian, his story seems to come from a handbook; the story of a poor..."

HIS story is Italian; however, it looks like taken from a (probably history) handbook; the story of a....

Saludos!

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 02:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +12
Although Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter


Explanation:
Or "Despite being Italian, her story is the classic tale of a poor Spanish aspiring bullfighter

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 07:49
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Segura
4 mins
  -> Gracias, Carlos - Bea
agree  Mónica Sauza
4 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica - Bea
agree  Egmont
5 mins
  -> Gracias, Egmony - Bea
agree  Cesar Serrano
10 mins
  -> Gracias, César - Bea
agree  Barbara Compañy
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Barbara - Bea
agree  Francesca Samuel
31 mins
  -> Thanks, Francesca - Bea
agree  Romado
33 mins
  -> Thanks, Romado - Bea
agree  Operatica: If the style were a bit different I would use "it is a textbook case of..." but for this text I think this is the best option.
42 mins
  -> Thanks, Ilse - Bea
agree  De Novi
50 mins
  -> Thanks, Zanne - Bea
agree  Marsha Wilkie
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marsha - Bea
agree  franglish
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, franglish - Bea
agree  Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jürgen - Bea
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Although Italian, her story is a classic: that of a poor, aspiring Spanish bullfighter from


Explanation:
"This elegant love story is a classic in literature, and it also gives us some interesting insights into the life of ancient Israel..."
http://www.khouseafrica.com/aticles org/2006/683/index.html

"'West Side Story' is a classic on too many levels to describe here. Everything from the music to the choreography to the actors to..."
http://www.amazon.com/review/R13UGT25QHZ2XA

"Horse story is a classic — and it’s all true..."
http://www.projo.com/movie_reviews//lb_lostinthefog_08-06-08...

"This true story is a CLASSIC…very unique..."
https://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=27...

"...great sound and look, the story is a classic..."
http://horrorfilm.epinions.com/mvie-review-3AE0-409135F-388F...

"The story is a classic, one that always haunted me..."
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/14390/analysis_of_t...



Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 06:49
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