May 26, 2002 07:13
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
acompañado
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Su sobrina los había acompañado de regreso a sus cuartos.
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1 hr
RSI EN-ES (AA)
Other
Other
Native in Spanish
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English
Other
Rem tene, verba sequentur
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to English
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Her/His niece (had) walked them back to their rooms.
"Their" does not appear to be gramatically possible. The original verb tense doesn't sound right. Some more context would DEFINITELY be of help.
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April Berumen
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Hola. More context would be great, huh? Cheers from Barza.
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Valeria Verona
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Thanks.
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Consult Couture
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Thanks.
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Cecilia Pinto
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grazie.
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Marisa Pavan
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Cheers.
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mirta
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Thank You.
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LoreAC (X)
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Thanks.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Their = la sobrina de ellos. I don't understand why that is not grammatically possible.
Gracias por la ayuda de todos..."
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2 mins
Their niece had accompanied them
HTH
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elenali
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Gracias elenali!
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The Mill
: the best option -accompanied is the verb, esp. for writing, instead of walk back
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Thanks a lot!
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njchaquita
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Thank you!
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ritchi
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Thank you!
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Paul Mably (X)
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Thank you!
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reaccompanied
other poss
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Consult Couture
: I've never heard this used in English.
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neither I, but the dictionary says so ...
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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(Whoever's) niece had taken them back to their rooms.
You'll have to supply "whoever".
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Note added at 2002-05-26 15:38:21 (GMT)
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\"Their\" niece, entonces...
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Note added at 2002-05-26 15:38:21 (GMT)
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\"Their\" niece, entonces...
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