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May 28, 2010 17:48
13 yrs ago
English term
doit of wealth
Non-PRO
Homework / test
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
stories
Hello again
This time, I´m translating a story by Marina Warner, and I am having trouble in finding the meaning of this passage: "leaving a tiny doit of wealth behind as it went."
The context is as follows:
“Kate was shown the difference during the first days of her stay in the city, and she soon learned on her own account how everything was used more than once, passed from hand to hand, leaving a tiny doit of wealth behind as it went.”
Thanks in advance.
This time, I´m translating a story by Marina Warner, and I am having trouble in finding the meaning of this passage: "leaving a tiny doit of wealth behind as it went."
The context is as follows:
“Kate was shown the difference during the first days of her stay in the city, and she soon learned on her own account how everything was used more than once, passed from hand to hand, leaving a tiny doit of wealth behind as it went.”
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 | pizca de fortuna |
Nelson Aguillon
|
| 4 | dejando atrás una pequeña parte de su valor/ un pedacito de su riqueza |
Julieta Spirito
|
Proposed translations
24 mins
Julieta Spirito
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Math and literary translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American, Argentine, Rioplatense) 
Works in: English to Spanish
dejando atrás una pequeña parte de su valor/ un pedacito de su riqueza
Declined
I found that "doit" means "a thing of small value". I think that the idea that is expressing is that the object becomes devaluated because of its passing from hand to hand.
1 hr
Nelson Aguillon
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Responsibility & Transparency
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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7
pizca de fortuna
Declined
Here is my suggestion.
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