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there was

Spanish translation: Había una vez un niño llamado Julio

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English term or phrase:there was
Spanish translation:Había una vez un niño llamado Julio
Entered by: Maria Rosich Andreu

22:05 Mar 5, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: there was
once upon a time, there was a little boy named Julio.
Había una vez un niño llamado Julio
Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 2003-03-05 22:07:53 (GMT)
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Había una vez un niño que se llamaba Julio
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Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 05:55
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8Había una vez un niño llamado Julio
Maria Rosich Andreu
5 +5Érase una vez...
José Antonio V.
5 +4Había una vez un niño llamado Julio
Oso (X)
5 +3Hi, Anonymous!
mónica alfonso
5 +2hubo / había
EDLING (X)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hubo / había


Explanation:
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EDLING (X)

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Había una vez un niño llamado Julio


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 2003-03-05 22:07:53 (GMT)
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Había una vez un niño que se llamaba Julio

Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 05:55
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Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Refugio
12 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Oso (X): entramos de la manita (más bien manita tuya y pata mía) ¶;^)
14 mins
  -> jejeje :D
agree  analeonor
24 mins
  -> gracias
agree  mónica alfonso: ¡Todos juntos!
35 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Andrea Wright
52 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Ines Insua
5 hrs
  -> gracias
agree  Andrea Ali: No era Caperucita???
7 hrs
  -> :)
agree  Esther2123
16 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Había una vez un niño llamado Julio


Explanation:
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 210

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu: eso mismo - jeje
37 mins
  -> ¶:^))) ¡Gracias, Maria! ¶:^)
agree  mónica alfonso
49 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Mónica ¶:^)
agree  Ines Insua
5 hrs
  -> Mil gracias, inés_insua ¶:^)
agree  Andrea Ali: Donde el oso pone el ojo... pone la pata!
7 hrs
  -> Jaaa! ¶:^D ¡Gracias mil, Andrea! ¶;^)))
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Hi, Anonymous!


Explanation:
This is a typical beginning for tales, and the full phrase in Spanish is (typically)
'Había una vez...'

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Note added at 2003-03-05 22:09:40 (GMT)
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See what happens when you enter había una vez in Google:

Se buscó había una vez en la Web. Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 124,000.

mónica alfonso
Local time: 00:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): Todos juntos como un coro de pajaritos ¶:^)
38 mins
  -> Sípi, sipi, sipi. Gracias, Oso.
agree  José Antonio V.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, José
agree  Andrea Ali: Y cómo seguirá la historia???
7 hrs
  -> Qué intriga... Gracias, Andrea
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Érase una vez...


Explanation:
Érase una vez un niño que se llamaba Julio...
Érase una vez..., otra forma para había una vez...
Érase que se era..., también...
Estoy completamente seguro de la respuesta, por primera vez.

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Note added at 2003-03-05 23:21:39 (GMT)
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Érase que se era

(Silvio Rodríguez)

http://www.cancioneros.com/cancioneros/ctr.exe?NC=626&FR=1

18.000 googleS.


Érase una vez,
o como comenzar una historia. 15.10.2002 14:24 Por: Shirasagi.
Los comienzos siempre son dificiles y si son los comienzos ...

http://www.ociojoven.com/article/articleview/139048/1/101/
25.000 google.

José Antonio V.
Spain
Local time: 05:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvain & Deyanira PROUT
1 hr
agree  Andrea Ali: No, José! Esto de plagiar a Mr. BEAR, no, eh! http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=377185 ;^)))
6 hrs
agree  Montse de la Fuente
10 hrs
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor
14 hrs
agree  Ster
15 hrs
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