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this colossus was large enough by itself....

Spanish translation: este coloso era lo suficientemente grande como para...

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English term or phrase:this colossus was large enough by itself....
Spanish translation:este coloso era lo suficientemente grande como para...
Entered by: Marina Soldati

14:18 Oct 1, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Archaeology / protocol
English term or phrase: this colossus was large enough by itself....
From an article about the exploration of Mayan ruins.

Covering more than a dozen acres, this colossus was large enough by itself to swallow most of the principal buildings at such sites as XXX.

Thanks.
patyjs
Mexico
Local time: 11:30
este coloso era lo suficientemente grande como para...
Explanation:
Paty, qué es lo que cubría más de doce acres?, un edificio, un completo de edificios, sería interesante saberlo para afinar la traducción.
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Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 14:30
Grading comment
Thanks, Marina and everyone.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3este coloso era lo suficientemente grande como para...
Marina Soldati
4 +2este coloso era de por sí lo suficientemente grande/inmenso...
olv10siq
5este gigante era lo suficientemente grande por sí solo (como para)
Bonita Mc Donald
5este coloso era lo suficientemente grande por si mismo (como para)
carlos tortosa


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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
este coloso era lo suficientemente grande como para...


Explanation:
Paty, qué es lo que cubría más de doce acres?, un edificio, un completo de edificios, sería interesante saberlo para afinar la traducción.

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 14:30
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks, Marina and everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  milliecoquis: agree
1 hr
  -> Thanks Millie!
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Sí, es lo que diría yo.
1 hr
  -> Mil gracias Tomás!
agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar: "como para" es esencial aquí.
3 hrs
  -> Mil gracias Rafael
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
este coloso era de por sí lo suficientemente grande/inmenso...


Explanation:
¡Suerte!

olv10siq
Local time: 10:30
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francisco Rodriguez
42 mins
agree  Mariana Roca
1 hr
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
este gigante era lo suficientemente grande por sí solo (como para)


Explanation:
Ejemplo, reemplazando el adjetivo "grande", que se encuentran bastante en el Internet:

http://espanol.padi.com/spanish/html/aware5news_0019.asp

..."Cada uno de estos puntos es ya suficientemente malo por sí sólo, pero juntos, forman un cóctel que es una mezcla mortal.”...

[PDF] INDUSTRIA GRAFICA File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
El poder calorífico del residuo debe ser lo suficientemente alto (por si sólo. o al combinarse con otros combustibles) para mantener temperaturas de ...
www.degraf.cl/pdf/Guia_Industria_Grafica.pdf - Similar pages


DIRECTRICES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DE LA EVALUACIÓN DE LA INOCUIDAD ... - [ Translate this page ]... toma en consideración las pruebas aportadas por varios tipos de información y datos, ya que no hay un criterio suficientemente predictivo por sí solo. ...
www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5819s/y5819s03.htm - 66k - Cached - Similar pages


[PDF] Apndice IIFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
criterio suficientemente predictivo por sí solo. 3. El producto final de la evaluación es una conclusión sobre la posibilidad de que la proteína sea un ...
www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/10021/CXG_045s... - Similar pages



Bonita Mc Donald
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
este coloso era lo suficientemente grande por si mismo (como para)


Explanation:
Es muy parecida a las anteriores pero quizá te guste más

carlos tortosa
Local time: 18:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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