Spanish term
United States
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
La cueva no era una oscura gruta
Is okay to translate it as The cave was not a dark cavern?
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Y luego entró. ¡Menuda maravilla! La cueva no era una oscura gruta, sino que estaba muy iluminada por antorchas y lámparas de aceite. Se veían lujosas telas decorándola, y estaba repleta de sacos llenos de oro y piedras preciosas. E
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Proposed translations
Far from being a dingy cavern, ...
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United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
The cave wasn't a dingy grotto.
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philgoddard
: Cueva and gruta are basically the same thing, and I don't think you should reproduce this repetition in your translation.//It's like saying "my dog is a black canine" :-)
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Yes, but I used two different words;//if your dog is black Phil, then it is indeed a black canine.
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Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
the cave wasn't a gloomy hollow
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Andrew Bramhall
: Not really a valid option in my opinion;// not if the cave has a " back wall";
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Sure it is.
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The cave was not shrouded in darkness
This option avoids having to repeat words like cave/cavern/grotto.
Most of the time, the cave was shrouded in darkness or red glow.
... but the farther end of the cave was shrouded in darkness...
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