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199 months ago

marial (a guest user) asked this question:

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199 months ago

   wrote:

Un viejo

My comment:

Me recuerda la novela de Hemingway "El Viejo y el Mar".
Suerte con la traducción.

199 months ago

trilinguallady   wrote:

Era un hombre viejo que pesco solo en un barco en la corriente del Golfo

My comment:

You can also say esposo viejo. Pesco is supposed to have an accent on it since it is the preterito.

My references:

Experience and Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary

199 months ago

Mario   wrote:

viejo

My comment:

Era un viejo que pescaba solitario en la Corriente del Golfo

199 months ago

ROCIO DE AGUILAR   wrote:

viejo

My comment:

Although "anciano" is a correct answer, I believe in this context the word "viejo" would be better

199 months ago

siariasg   wrote:

anciano

199 months ago

Bárbara   wrote:

un anciano

My comment:

alternative: un hombre mayor

199 months ago

Bárbara   wrote:

anciano, un hombre mayor, un hombre de edad, un hombre de edad avanzada

My comment:

It'd depend on the general tone of the text

199 months ago

Bárbara   wrote:

hombre mayor

199 months ago

Bárbara   wrote:

hombre viejo

My comment:

era un hombre viejo que...

199 months ago

Bárbara   wrote:

era un anciano que pescaba solo

199 months ago

Bárbara   wrote:

Era un viejo que..

My comment:

El viejo y el mar, Ernest Hemingway

My references:

Estoy segura que esto te va ayudar: http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&ved=0CBkQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fficus.pntic.mec.es%2Ffpeg0013%2FTextos%2520lectura%2Fviejo_y_mar.doc&ei=9Gz_SoKkD6HqnAPGsf30Cw&usg=AFQjCNGLtNdjonx8bA1Bf2Q3A-pxAYxhBA&sig2=WHFettp4-yeQKtthao1w-g

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199 months ago

frida alicia   wrote:

un anciano

199 months ago

ARZ   wrote:

Era un hombre mayor o un anciano

199 months ago

ARZ   wrote:

un hombre viejo/un anciano