estaba al acecho
English translation: on the lookout
| 04:35 Dec 25, 2021 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature. | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Marcelo González United States Local time: 04:34 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | on the lookout |
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| 4 +1 | was lurking |
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| 3 +1 | to be / was lying in wait |
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| 3 | he was spying |
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8 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| estar / estaba al acecho to be / was lying in wait Explanation: some of us - no doubt longer in the tooth than the asker - have been stalked in such an 'ambush'. Reference: http://www.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/10601891-agüai... Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/tourism-travel/... |
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1 day 5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1was lurking Explanation: An option. Lurk(verb) To be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something. "...that the royal guard was lurking on the hill..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 5 hrs (2021-12-26 09:55:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Although Mario's suggestion "on the lookout" works nicely in the context, I usually think of "estar al acecho" as more akin to Adrian's proposal "lying in wait", sort of like a predator waiting to pounce on its prey. There are several ways to spin this dreidel. Example sentence(s):
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lurk |
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4 days confidence:
he was spying Explanation: Another installment: 'A guard or police officer was watching and waiting on the hill since one of the thieves was missing and could be inside the cave. Meanwhile, AliBaba's brother, though already rich, couldn't resist the opportunity to retrieve more treasure as he made his way up the hill in his own mobile transport.' (ES: 'La policía o la guardía esperaba, vigilando, porque faltaba uno de los ladrones que podía estar dentro de la cueva. Mientras tanto, el hermano de AliBaba, aunque yo se había puesto rico, no podía resistirse a la oportunidad de rescatar más tesoro cuando se puso en el camino hasta la colina en su propio transporte móvil.') |
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| estaba al acecho on the lookout Explanation: This may be a good option. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be on the lookout... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 days (2022-01-05 14:36:29 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- My pleasure, Yugoslavia! Happy 2022 :-) |
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