| Re: "Runs", a game or a sport? |
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| Mauro Baglieri (mauro.baglieri@libero.it) |
2004/02/08 06:48 |
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Dear Elsa,
I read your message but I need to read the exact sentence before I can say
for sure what the meaning is.
Let me know. :-)
Mauro Baglieri
English/French teacher -interpreter
www.ingleseplus.com
"Elsa T. S. Vieira" <elsa.ts@netvisao.pt> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:newscache$760zoh$aha$1@newsfront4.netvisao.pt...
> Hello!
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> I'm a portuguese translator and I'm currently working on a book where I'm
> having trouble with the exact meaning of "Runs" in the context used.
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> This paragraph refers to sports played in a british school in the
beggining
> of the 20th century, in the twenties, more precisely. The author mentions
> rugger and cricket, and then says that he enjoyed "runs" because it
allowed
> him to be alone in the solitude of the countryside.
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> I'm guessing something like a race, maybe?
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> I would really appreciate some help on this. Thanks in advance,
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> Elsa T. S. Vieira
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