Dec 3, 2007 23:34
16 yrs ago
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English term

freeze someone in his tracks

English to Spanish Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
El contexto es el siguiente:

The experience occurred while he was completing his studies at Lyon: “‘Dirty nègre!’ or simply, ‘Look, a nègre!’”. The force of language, through the mouth of a child, froze Fanon in his tracks.

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Proposed translations

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dejar helado a alguien

lo dejó helado
Peer comment(s):

agree MarinaM : Sí, porque incluye el sentido de sorpresa desagradable
56 mins
agree nigthgirl
58 mins
agree Anabel Martínez
9 hrs
agree Maria Pelletta
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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paralizó a Fanon

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[a Fanon] le paró en seco

Otra opción...aunque la de Yaotl es muy buena.
Suerte!
Peer comment(s):

agree Mónica Sauza : Gracias Terry, aunque Cozumel esta en el estado contiguo a Yucatán, la tierra del faisan y del venado.....te sobra una "o". GRACIAS desde Cozumel!!!
47 mins
Muchas gracias, Quintanarooense linda!! [¿está deletreado correctamente?]...y saludos calurosos:-)))
agree ValHeiLin
1 hr
Thanks, ValHeiLin:-)
agree Sandra Rodriguez
1 hr
Muchas gracias, Sandra:-))...y saludos!
agree Salloz : LO paró en secó.
3 hrs
Muchas gracias, Salloz:-)....y por la corrección:-)
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