How would you explain ‘eso’ in the context?
He paints pictures of the strangest things. If he gets up in the morning and wants to paint the hat of an Englishman, his wife has to go find him the hat of an Englishman. Small or big, if he wants to paint it, eso. She has to run to the market and buy it.

How would you explain ‘eso’ in the context?
Thanks!

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How would you explain ‘eso’ in the context?
He paints pictures of the strangest things. If he gets up in the morning and wants to paint the hat of an Englishman, his wife has to go find him the hat of an Englishman. Small or big, if he wants to paint it, eso. She has to run to the market and buy it.

How would you explain ‘eso’ in the context?
Thanks!

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It's also incorrect at this possition. I guess the author is trying to create a Spanish atmosphere, but in a quite a bad manner. Sometimes we say "pues eso" to make a big emphasis, only in speaking Spanish and it's a little coarse.

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if he wants to paint (that/eso) refering to what she wants to paint.

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