English translation of "le había ordenado a Bendición" - "Elle avait exigé de Bendicion,..., qu'elle fasse venir ses nièces car son état empirait"

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140 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	le había ordenado a Bendición
Context:	La dueña de la casa, Katy, tenía ya setenta y dos años y se moría de cáncer. Le había ordenado a Bendición, una señora viuda de edad vecina del pueblo que se ofrecía desinteresadamente para atenderla, que llamase a sus sobrinas porque estaba empeorando y "sentía a la muerte cerca.".

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140 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

she had instructed Bendición

My comment:

The word "urged" is not as compelling as "instructed", which is a more compelling action.

In Spanish, the term "ordenó" is a more no-nonsense do-as-I-say command and not really a 'petition' or 'suggestion' (far more direct than in English).

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140 months ago

wrote:

Es verdad

140 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

Elle avait exigé de Bendicion,..., qu'elle fasse venir ses nièces car son état empirait

My comment:

Bendicion is just one of those queer Spanish christian names

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140 months ago

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