Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
me pasaron frente a todos
English translation:
they paraded me [out] in front of everyone
Added to glossary by
Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
Jul 18, 2018 03:29
5 yrs ago
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Spanish term
me pasaron frente a todos
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Hi everyone.
How can I say this idiomatically in English?
In a sentence like this:
“…y me esposaron, (…) me pusieron las esposas muy apretadas, las que me pusieron no tenían la llave luego vino uno con un pasamontañas me lo querían poner en la cabeza, yo sentí temor y dije que no, (…) ellos luego consiguieron la llave, me pusieron las manos para atrás y me pusieron el pasamontañas, yo me encomendé a Dios, ellos ***me pasaron al frente de todos***, me montaron en un vehículo y yo no sabía para dónde me llevaban…”
So far, I have translated it as “they made me walk in front of everyone”.
Many thanks in advance
How can I say this idiomatically in English?
In a sentence like this:
“…y me esposaron, (…) me pusieron las esposas muy apretadas, las que me pusieron no tenían la llave luego vino uno con un pasamontañas me lo querían poner en la cabeza, yo sentí temor y dije que no, (…) ellos luego consiguieron la llave, me pusieron las manos para atrás y me pusieron el pasamontañas, yo me encomendé a Dios, ellos ***me pasaron al frente de todos***, me montaron en un vehículo y yo no sabía para dónde me llevaban…”
So far, I have translated it as “they made me walk in front of everyone”.
Many thanks in advance
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | they paraded me [out] in front of everyone |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 | they put me out there in front of everybody |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
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Robert Forstag
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they paraded me [out] in front of everyone
I think that “paraded” captures the implicit sense of violation on the part of a speaker recollecting having been handcuffed, hooded, and exposed to a crowd in a way that the awkward “put” does not.
Manuel’s translation would also work.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-07-18 12:47:26 GMT)
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Over and apart from the context that I previously mentioned, I think that the use of "paraded" here is further justified by the mere use of the Spanish "pasar" *with a human being as the direct object.*
Manuel’s translation would also work.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2018-07-18 12:47:26 GMT)
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Over and apart from the context that I previously mentioned, I think that the use of "paraded" here is further justified by the mere use of the Spanish "pasar" *with a human being as the direct object.*
Note from asker:
| Thanks a million! |
Peer comment(s):
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David Hollywood
: nice
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Thank you, David.
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neilmac
: My thoughts exactly...
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Thank you, Neilmac.
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Domini Lucas
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Thank you, Domini.
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AllegroTrans
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Thank you, AT.
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David Hollywood
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they put me out there in front of everybody
I would say
Discussion
I think that “parade” faithfully conveys the meaning of the ST, as in this example given by the Cambridge dictionary:
“In ancient Rome, captured generals were paraded through the streets in chains.”
(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/parade)