What does it mean when someone says?

Question

What does it mean when someone says "Contestar a tus palabras es harto dificil ya que traspasan el umbral de la virtud"

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Contestar a tus palabras es harto dificil ya que traspasan el umbral de la virtud.

I plugged this into the Translator and here are the three results. If you need further clarification then please ask specific questions. Also, if you do this first step yourself you will get a better response to your question.

• Reply to your words is very difficult since they crossed the threshold of virtue
• Respond to your words is very difficult because they cross the threshold of virtue
• To answer your words is full difficultly since they penetrate the threshold of the virtue

I think the second one gives the best result in this case.

PS: It is normal to get a variety of responses from the translator. Sometimes they are very good and sometimes they are garbage. This time they are good and fairly consistent.

The second one is the best, but I would replace "respond"with "response" and it makes better sense grammatically. :D - Findy, Aug 5, 2013

Actually change respond to "responding to your words...." would be better. - gringojrf, Aug 5, 2013