acaso de fábula

English translation: perhaps fantastic/hard to believe

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Spanish term or phrase:acaso de fábula
English translation:perhaps fantastic/hard to believe
Entered by: Edward Tully

17:36 Jan 28, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Mexico
Spanish term or phrase: acaso de fábula
Por alguna razón, acaso de fábula, [la cía.] ha estado cerca del gusto de los pueblos árabes.
Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 07:48
perhaps fantastic/hard to believe
Explanation:
"fantastic" in the old sense!
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Edward Tully
Local time: 16:48
Grading comment
Thanks, Edward. This is the only answer that in context makes sense...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1perhaps apocryphal...
Robert Forstag
4 +1perhaps fantastic/hard to believe
Edward Tully
4 +1fable or not
Sp-EnTranslator
4perhaps a fable/ a fable, perhaps...(or due to a fable)
patricia scott
4maybe because of a fable
Aïda Garcia Pons
4for some reason, perhaps from a fable,
Lydia De Jorge
3maybe surreal
Maria Baquero


Discussion entries: 4





  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
maybe surreal


Explanation:
For some reasons, maybe surreal, the company has....



Maria Baquero
United States
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
perhaps apocryphal...


Explanation:
Definitely not surreal.

The sense seems to be that the story that follows about the Saudi princess may not be true....

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 10:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 134

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ace.
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
perhaps fantastic/hard to believe


Explanation:
"fantastic" in the old sense!

Edward Tully
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 139
Grading comment
Thanks, Edward. This is the only answer that in context makes sense...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
16 hrs
  -> thank you :-)
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
perhaps a fable/ a fable, perhaps...(or due to a fable)


Explanation:
razón de fábula would mean a fantastic reason - that doesn't seem to be the case, so I suppose it refers to something related to the Princess...

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 16:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
maybe because of a fable


Explanation:
For some reason, maybe bacause of a fable...


Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 07:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for some reason, perhaps from a fable,


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-28 19:23:08 GMT)
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perhaps to keep the fable alive

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 09:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fable or not


Explanation:
HTH.

Sp-EnTranslator
United States
Local time: 10:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
6 hrs
  -> thanks, aceavila.
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