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monos gemelos

English translation: twin monkeys

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Spanish term or phrase:monos gemelos
English translation:twin monkeys
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin

23:36 Jul 22, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase: monos gemelos
This is actually from a text describing a work of art...is it just pairs monkeys?

Expuso tres esculturas y siete aparadores de estructura escalonada, pintados con una profusa iconografía de gatos, selvas tropicales, cielos, monos gemelos, palomas, coronados por águilas, truenos y arcos iris.

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 03:38
twin monkeys
Explanation:
I don't see any reason not to translate it literally.

Muriel
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:38
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thanks
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3 +5twin monkeys
Muriel Vasconcellos
4two twin monkeys
Derek Voglis


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
twin monkeys


Explanation:
I don't see any reason not to translate it literally.

Muriel

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 468
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thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
1 min
  -> Thank you, Barbara!
agree  Derek Voglis: yes
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Derek!
agree  María Patricia Arce
8 mins
  -> Thank you, María!
agree  Francois Boye
1 hr
  -> Thank you, François!
agree  JohnMcDove
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thank you, John!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
two twin monkeys


Explanation:
Twin monkeys

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Note added at 21 minutos (2019-07-22 23:57:23 GMT)
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If there are multiple twin monkeys translate it as twin monkeys but if you only see two monkeys then you can say two twin monkeys, this twin monkey and that one.

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Note added at 42 minutos (2019-07-23 00:19:12 GMT)
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Or you can just say twin monkeys as that works too

Derek Voglis
Puerto Rico
Local time: 02:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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