Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
A uno le han enseñado eso
English translation:
That's what the French have taught
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Oct 31, 2008 00:35
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
A uno le han enseñado eso
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
(nombre de una persona) pertenece a la escuela europea que promueve la técnica del segundo trago antes de emitir un juicio. Es al segundo cuando sabes, acota. **A uno le han enseñado eso** los franceses cuando hablan de armonías gastronómicas. Hábito que -por cierto- casi nunca observo en los programas gastronómicos en la televisión.
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Erin DeBell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Technical and Practical Expertise
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish
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4
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That's what the French have taught
...when they speak of blah blah blah.
With or without "us".
I think "that" goes better at the beginning.
With or without "us".
I think "that" goes better at the beginning.
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Comment: "Thanks Erin!"
6 mins
the French have taught us that
an option
1 hr
Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Reliability, conscientiousness and style
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
This is what the French mean when...
I think this sounds less awkward, but it's a change from the original.
1 hr
Richard C. Baca, MIM
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Also an int'l stock broker
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English, English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
One has been taught that...
One has learned...
11 hrs
The French have shown (us) ...
I prefer shown to taught for this.
285 days
One has learnt this from the French when
when they refer to ...
By beginning the sentence with the Indirect Object "A uno le ..." the writer wishes to stress that he has personally been on the receiving end of this learning process (in English it seems more positive to refer to having "learnt" something rather than tho more clumsy "been taught") and the English translation should really reflect this nuance by taking the impersonal "one" as the subject. This would also seem to accurately express the slightly cynical use in Spanish of "A uno le" when refering to the French, as in the following sentence he reverts to the more coloquial "yo" form,
By beginning the sentence with the Indirect Object "A uno le ..." the writer wishes to stress that he has personally been on the receiving end of this learning process (in English it seems more positive to refer to having "learnt" something rather than tho more clumsy "been taught") and the English translation should really reflect this nuance by taking the impersonal "one" as the subject. This would also seem to accurately express the slightly cynical use in Spanish of "A uno le" when refering to the French, as in the following sentence he reverts to the more coloquial "yo" form,
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