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this thing can skip a generation

Spanish translation: esta condición puede saltarse una generación

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English term or phrase:this thing can skip a generation
Spanish translation:esta condición puede saltarse una generación
Entered by: Ana Juliá

16:06 Jun 23, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: this thing can skip a generation
-Is your grand daughter’s condition also due to the A-bomb?
-I’m not sure, but the child younger to her died suddenly at the age of 6 months. She seemed healthy, but suddenly died. I don’t know if it’s the A-Bomb, but this thing can skip a generation.

En Nagasaki.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 19:34
esta condición puede saltarse una generación
Explanation:
(y afectar a la siguiente)
Selected response from:

Vero G. Martinez
Local time: 12:34
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5esta condición puede saltarse una generación
Vero G. Martinez
4 +3esta cosa puede saltarse una generación
Anabel Martínez
5 +1este mal puede saltearse una generación
Caro Friszman
4 +1este problema puede saltear una generación
Eugenia Cabrera


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
esta cosa puede saltarse una generación


Explanation:
así es como habla la persona, sin especificar demasiado... yo creo que en castellano una persona lo diría así, incluso "la cosa esta"

Anabel Martínez
Spain
Local time: 19:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
11 mins
agree  Alejandra Tolj: Sí! o directamente "esto puede saltarse..."
1 hr
agree  luzia fortes
3 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
este problema puede saltear una generación


Explanation:
"problema" es un tanto general, pero sin más contexto no se si se están refiriendo a alguna enfermedad o síndrome en especial

Eugenia Cabrera
Argentina
Local time: 14:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarita Gonzalez: Así, además se evita la consonancia de ...ón y generaciÓn.
49 mins
  -> muchas gracias Marga!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
este mal puede saltearse una generación


Explanation:
Pueden buscarse variantes para "mal"... ahora no se me ocurre otra cosa. La idea es que puede no manifestarse en una generación, pero trasmitirse a la siguiente y sí manifestarse en ella.

Caro Friszman
Argentina
Local time: 14:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Guzmán
10 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Mónica
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
esta condición puede saltarse una generación


Explanation:
(y afectar a la siguiente)

Vero G. Martinez
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Milagros Del Cid
7 mins
  -> gracias Maria
agree  Xenia Wong
8 mins
  -> muchas gracias, Xenia
agree  Stefanie Guim Marce
9 mins
  -> muchas gracias
agree  Lisa Russell
56 mins
  -> gracias Lisa
agree  Carolina Carabecho
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias
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