Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
pin in a ditch
Spanish translation:
los mantuvo inmovilizados en la cuneta (de la carretera)
Added to glossary by
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
Oct 24, 2008 06:45
15 yrs ago
English term
El Salvador
BA in Translation & BA in Law
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
pin in a ditch
English to Spanish
Social Sciences
Military / Defense
El contexto es el siguiente:
...a suspect had stabbed mother in neck and then engaged responding EMS and police personnel with approximately 150 rounds from high powered rifle and ***pinning road officers in a ditch***.
(Entiendo que EMS significa Emergency Medical Service).
Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
...a suspect had stabbed mother in neck and then engaged responding EMS and police personnel with approximately 150 rounds from high powered rifle and ***pinning road officers in a ditch***.
(Entiendo que EMS significa Emergency Medical Service).
Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +8 | los mantuvo inmobilizados en la cuneta (de la carretera) |
Bárbara Oliver
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| 3 +1 | forzar a refugiarse en una trinchera |
Alejandro Moreno-Ramos
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Proposed translations
+8
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Selected
los mantuvo inmobilizados en la cuneta (de la carretera)
suerte!
Translations
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ditch
n ditch [ditʃ]: acequia, cuneta
a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch. v
to get rid of The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-10-24 07:27:17 GMT)
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estoy asumiendo que si se trataba de policias de carretera, los inmobilizó
en la cuneta (ditch)
Translations
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ditch
n ditch [ditʃ]: acequia, cuneta
a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch. v
to get rid of The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.
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Note added at 41 mins (2008-10-24 07:27:17 GMT)
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estoy asumiendo que si se trataba de policias de carretera, los inmobilizó
en la cuneta (ditch)
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+1
25 mins
Alejandro Moreno-Ramos
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Electromechanical Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish
forzar a refugiarse en una trinchera
Parece que el sospechoso disparaba continuamente y los agentes se veían obligados a refugiarse en una zanja/trinchera
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