Jan 2 09:05
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Spanish term
Cuatro cosas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literature
Does anyone know the meaning of the following, and are they able to help provide information/a link to a definition and/or where this terms is actually used in context/in discussion? The term is used when referring to someone's possessions and dividing them up between people after they have passed away.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | Four things OR a few things |
S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
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| 4 | Goods and chattels |
Carol Gullidge
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| 3 | Personal effects |
Edward Tully
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Proposed translations
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S. Kathryn Jiménez Boyd
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Your ideas, conveyed.
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK, Canadian, US South, British, Irish) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English
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Four things OR a few things
In colloquial Spanish in Spain, "cuatro cosas" often means just a handful of things, like, "cuando me fui de viaje me llevé cuatro cosas".
It doesn't necessarily mean exactly four things, but in the right context it can. For example, if your context says something like, "A María le damos dos cosas y a Nacho le damos cuatro cosas", it is definitely using it as a finite number.
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Note added at 19 minutos (2024-01-02 09:24:10 GMT)
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It can also be used as part of the idiom "decir cuatro cosas a alguien":
https://tureng.com/es/espanol-ingles/decir cuatro cosas a al...
We'd really need the context, the sentence where you found it, to be able to tell you the exact definition.
It doesn't necessarily mean exactly four things, but in the right context it can. For example, if your context says something like, "A María le damos dos cosas y a Nacho le damos cuatro cosas", it is definitely using it as a finite number.
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Note added at 19 minutos (2024-01-02 09:24:10 GMT)
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It can also be used as part of the idiom "decir cuatro cosas a alguien":
https://tureng.com/es/espanol-ingles/decir cuatro cosas a al...
We'd really need the context, the sentence where you found it, to be able to tell you the exact definition.
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
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Thanks, Neil!
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Andy Watkinson
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Thank you, Andy!
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Michele Fauble
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Thanks, Michele!
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Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
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152
Personal effects
Difficult without seeing the phrase in context, but this is the meaning.
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Note added at 1 hr (2024-01-02 10:32:12 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=inheritance "personal effect...
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Note added at 1 hr (2024-01-02 10:32:12 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/search?q=inheritance "personal effect...
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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315
Goods and chattels
Used in a Will to designate personal property/effects to be passed on to the heirs
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:29:22 GMT)
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Chattels are your personal assets.
Apologies for lack of explanation - More later when I can access my laptop!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:39:52 GMT)
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I’ll also check this with my daughter, who is a Solicitor specialising in Probate
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:29:22 GMT)
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Chattels are your personal assets.
Apologies for lack of explanation - More later when I can access my laptop!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-01-02 12:39:52 GMT)
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I’ll also check this with my daughter, who is a Solicitor specialising in Probate
Reference comments
15 mins
Reference:
PLANIFICAR LA HERENCIA: 4 COSAS QUE DEBES SABER - https://www.maleyabogados.com/bloges/planificar-la-herencia-...
The three elements used to describe historic heritage are Fabric, Stories and Culture.- https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/heritage/managing-heritage/...
The three elements used to describe historic heritage are Fabric, Stories and Culture.- https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/heritage/managing-heritage/...
1 day 11 hrs
philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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Context
This is not much help, as it won't let you preview the full page, but this appears to be where the phrase appears. It's from the same book as the asker's other questions.
Help us out with the full context, sevie!
http://books.google.com/books?id=cmVuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT...
Help us out with the full context, sevie!
http://books.google.com/books?id=cmVuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT...
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