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mostraba sus primeras intenciones

English translation: showing its true face

12:29 Sep 30, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Novel
Spanish term or phrase: mostraba sus primeras intenciones
Contexto:

Tras un comienzo fulgurante, el año 1776 mostraba sus primeras intenciones en forma de cartas de tu padre.

A mitad de febrero llegó la primera de ese año.

A little girl has just been born, unbeknowst to her father, who is off fighting in the Revolutionary War. He writes to his wife about the fighting on the front and his desire to come back home.

Not too terribly comfortable with the literal rendition in this case.

Gracias,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 20:37
English translation:showing its true face
Explanation:
This is my interpretation:

After a promising start, the year 1776 started showing its true face in the form of letters from your father
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George Rabel
Local time: 20:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2was starting to show what it had in store
Francois Boye
4was starting to show its true colors
Alexandra Vieira
3showing its true face
George Rabel


Discussion entries: 2





  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
showing its true face


Explanation:
This is my interpretation:

After a promising start, the year 1776 started showing its true face in the form of letters from your father

George Rabel
Local time: 20:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
was starting to show its true colors


Explanation:
It means that the year is starting to unravel and show what it will be, I Think true colors is a more suitable term for it.

Alexandra Vieira
Portugal
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
was starting to show what it had in store


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 20:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I like it. Reminds me of a passage in my own memoir.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel!
agree  Sara Barrett
2 days 28 mins
  -> Thanks, Sara!
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