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A ver, A ver - What does this mean?

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A ver, A ver.- What does this mean?

I know whe someone says, "A ver" it can mean like "Let me see." But in the context of my book that's not what it's meaning!

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updated Dec 17, 2009

posted by thaibean06

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I agree with dandi that it is the best translation... in context: José is just considering in his mind what was told to him by Francisco. It's just his thinking out loud, processing in his mind what the information.

updated Dec 15, 2009

posted by adelita89

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Hi Thaibean,

I believe that it means "OK/alright" like enough already, and is used as a filler phrase

So the whole thing might be "OK, OK" or "alright, alright"

updated Dec 15, 2009

edited by Izanoni1

posted by Izanoni1

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I believe it translates as "let's see.".

"A ver, a ver.. ¿Qué quiero de comer?"

Let's see, let's see. What do I want to eat?"

updated Dec 15, 2009

posted by 003487d6

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This is not meant to contradict what Dandi or Adelita has already said, as I believe that Adelita is a native speaker, and I am sure likely has a firmer grasp on little nuances of the language such as this one, but here is a link to a reference that describes several uses of "a ver" including:

• let's see

• let's check

• well

• hold on

it also lists this for "a ver, a ver"

atencion or escuchen as in "a ver a ver ¿Qué esta pasando aquí?"

Used as an interjection, this seems to be more like "Hey, hey." or "hey now"

What do you think? Does this make sense to you?

updated Dec 17, 2009

posted by Izanoni1

sí, sí, sí! de acuerdo... that is the correct meaning, but in the context of this it does not have to directly translate "a ver". I mean, there is a "sense" to the phrase that is more than the literal meaning. me explico? - adelita89, Dec 15, 2009

Yes that makes sense! Thanks! - thaibean06, Dec 17, 2009

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