Señora Gloria Estefan dice ....
I found this in the Mexican news and wondered exactly what she meant. She was talking about her native Cuba, the US, immigration and the power of social networks.
"Me parece que todo ese orden es absurdo, hay que tener leyes y estructura para entrar a un país, pero no se debe hacer así", subrayó.
I think she's saying: "It seems to me that all this order is ridiculous, there must be laws and structure to enter a country, but (???)", she said.
But what? "They must not make it so"? That doesn't make sense. Does the así hold an implied reference to 'absurdo'?
3 Answers
así used in that context means 'like that/like this'
she is saying, "It seems to me that all that order is ridiculous, there has to be laws and structure in order to enter a country, but it shouldn't be done like this."
así in the dictionary
what sit eyou get it from?
Actually, "they must not make it so" is pretty much correct. Just try re-phrasing it:
It seems to me that all that order is (but really, it's more like 'all these rules are') absurd, there must be laws and structure in order to enter a country, but it shouldn't be done in this way.
