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o en éste mismo
o tenía la palabra mi padre

Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

yo tenía ganas de hablar con usted

English translation:

I\'ve been wanting to talk to you

Added to glossary by axies
Aug 6, 2011 21:52
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

yo tenía ganas de hablar con usted

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature cuento
Sí, me llamo Eduardo. Usted me lo pregunta para entrar de algún manera en conversación, y eso puedo entenderlo. Pero usted hace mucho que me conoce, aunque de lejos. Como yo lo conozco a usted. Desde la época en que empezó a encontrarse con mi madre en el café de Larrañaga y Rivera, o en éste mismo. No crea que los espiaba. Nada de eso. Usted a lo mejor lo piensa, pero es porque no sabe toda la historia. ¿O acaso mamá se la contó? Hace tiempo que yo tenía ganas de hablar con usted, pero no me atrevía. Así después de todo, le agradezco que me haya ganado de mano. ¿Y sabe por qué tenía ganas de hablar con usted? Porque tengo la impresión de que usted es un buen tipo. Y mamá también era buena gente. No hablábamos mucho ella y yo. En casa, o reinaba el silencio, o tenía la palabra mi padre. Pero el Vijo hablaba casi exclusivamente cuando venía borracho, o sea, casi todas las noches, y entonces más bien gritaba. Los tres le teníamos miedo: mamá, mi hermanita Mirta y yo.

'Réquiem con tostadas' (Mario Benedetti 1920-2009)

http://books.google.cl/books?id=iW5xqNhJowYC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA8...
Proposed translations (English)
3 I wanted to talk to you
4 I have felt like talking to you
Change log

Aug 24, 2011 11:35: axies changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/46220">chica nueva's</a> old entry - " yo tenía ganas de hablar con usted"" to ""I\'ve been wanting to talk to you""

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Non-PRO (1): Fiona Kirton

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Proposed translations

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I wanted to talk to you

Tenía ganas = quería <=> wished, wanted, had intentions etc;

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Note added at 17 days (2011-08-24 11:35:02 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, chica nueva!
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I have felt like talking to you

Mike
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