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English translation: up to that point, they had been more like allegorical tales
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| 06:02 Jul 25, 2022 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Barbara Cochran, MFA United States Local time: 05:28 | ||||
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| Hasta ahí llegaban en alegorías They went up to there in allegories Explanation: Go up to something = reach as far as something = llegar hasta ahí I would say it's a comment on how much they were using allegories, although a bit more context would be helpful |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1With so many allegories Explanation: There are so many ways to translate this, so here is one option: With so many allegories, there was no room left for poetry. |
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up to that point, they had been more like allegorical tales Explanation: ...and poetry, as the medium of expression, had been pushed aside/put on the back burner/left behind. |
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