Jan 2 09:05
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español term
Cuatro cosas
español al inglés
Arte/Literatura
Poesía y literatura
Literature
Does anyone know the meaning of the following, and are they able to help provide information/a link to a definition and/or where this terms is actually used in context/in discussion? The term is used when referring to someone's possessions and dividing them up between people after they have passed away.
Proposed translations
(inglés)
| 4 +3 | Four things OR a few things |
S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
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| 4 | Goods and chattels |
Carol Gullidge
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| 3 | Personal effects |
Edward Tully
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Proposed translations
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16 minutos
S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
España
España
Native in inglés
Works in field
España
Your ideas, conveyed.
Native in: inglés (Variants: US, UK, Canadian, US South, British, Irish) 
Works in: español al inglés, catalán al inglés, inglés
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Four things OR a few things
In colloquial Spanish in Spain, "cuatro cosas" often means just a handful of things, like, "cuando me fui de viaje me llevé cuatro cosas".
It doesn't necessarily mean exactly four things, but in the right context it can. For example, if your context says something like, "A María le damos dos cosas y a Nacho le damos cuatro cosas", it is definitely using it as a finite number.
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Note added at 19 minutos (2024-01-02 09:24:10 GMT)
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It can also be used as part of the idiom "decir cuatro cosas a alguien":
https://tureng.com/es/espanol-ingles/decir cuatro cosas a al...
We'd really need the context, the sentence where you found it, to be able to tell you the exact definition.
It doesn't necessarily mean exactly four things, but in the right context it can. For example, if your context says something like, "A María le damos dos cosas y a Nacho le damos cuatro cosas", it is definitely using it as a finite number.
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Note added at 19 minutos (2024-01-02 09:24:10 GMT)
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It can also be used as part of the idiom "decir cuatro cosas a alguien":
https://tureng.com/es/espanol-ingles/decir cuatro cosas a al...
We'd really need the context, the sentence where you found it, to be able to tell you the exact definition.
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
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Thanks, Neil!
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Andy Watkinson
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Thank you, Andy!
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Michele Fauble
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Thanks, Michele!
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Edward Tully
Native in inglés
Because your words matter
Native in: inglés (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: español al inglés
Related KudoZ points
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152
Personal effects
Difficult without seeing the phrase in context, but this is the meaning.
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Note added at 1 hr (2024-01-02 10:32:12 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=inheritance "personal effect...
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Note added at 1 hr (2024-01-02 10:32:12 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=inheritance "personal effect...
3 horas
Carol Gullidge
Reino Unido
Reino Unido
Native in inglés
Specializes in field
Reino Unido
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: inglés
Works in: francés al inglés, español al inglés, inglés
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315
Goods and chattels
Used in a Will to designate personal property/effects to be passed on to the heirs
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:29:22 GMT)
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Chattels are your personal assets.
Apologies for lack of explanation - More later when I can access my laptop!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:39:52 GMT)
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I’ll also check this with my daughter, who is a Solicitor specialising in Probate
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:29:22 GMT)
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Chattels are your personal assets.
Apologies for lack of explanation - More later when I can access my laptop!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:39:52 GMT)
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I’ll also check this with my daughter, who is a Solicitor specialising in Probate
Reference comments
15 minutos
Reference:
PLANIFICAR LA HERENCIA: 4 COSAS QUE DEBES SABER - https://www.maleyabogados.com/bloges/planificar-la-herencia-...
The three elements used to describe historic heritage are Fabric, Stories and Culture.- https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/heritage/managing-heritage/...
The three elements used to describe historic heritage are Fabric, Stories and Culture.- https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/heritage/managing-heritage/...
1 día 11 horas
philgoddard
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in inglés
Estados Unidos
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: inglés
Works in: alemán al inglés, francés al inglés, español al inglés, and 4 more.
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64
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Context
This is not much help, as it won't let you preview the full page, but this appears to be where the phrase appears. It's from the same book as the asker's other questions.
Help us out with the full context, sevie!
http://books.google.com/books?id=cmVuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT...
Help us out with the full context, sevie!
http://books.google.com/books?id=cmVuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT...
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