trash scuttled down

Spanish translation: los papeles tirados bajaban... a buen ritmo llevados por la brisa

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:trash scuttled down
Spanish translation:los papeles tirados bajaban... a buen ritmo llevados por la brisa
Entered by: Bubo Coroman (X)

17:06 Feb 28, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: trash scuttled down
On a muggy August afternoon in Baltimore, trash scuttled down Guilford Avenue, the breeze smelling like rain and asphalt. It was the last week of shooting for the fifth and final season of the HBO drama “The Wire,” and the crew was filming a scene in front of a boarded-up elementary school.

No caso bien trash con scuttled down.
Gracias dominicales sin descanso.
heliojorge
Local time: 22:41
los papeles tirados bajaban la calle a buen ritmo llevados por la brisa, que olía a...
Explanation:
"scuttling along" es la manera de que las hojas secas y basura ligera (paquetes de papas fritas...) se mueve en la brisa, "corriendo".
Selected response from:

Bubo Coroman (X)
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5hundida/llena de basura
ERNESTO GARCIA MARIN
3los papeles tirados bajaban la calle a buen ritmo llevados por la brisa, que olía a...
Bubo Coroman (X)
3la basura / porquería se arrastra por la avenida Guilford abajo
Abaz


  

Answers


40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hundida/llena de basura


Explanation:
As it is

ERNESTO GARCIA MARIN
Local time: 15:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
los papeles tirados bajaban la calle a buen ritmo llevados por la brisa, que olía a...


Explanation:
"scuttling along" es la manera de que las hojas secas y basura ligera (paquetes de papas fritas...) se mueve en la brisa, "corriendo".

Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
la basura / porquería se arrastra por la avenida Guilford abajo


Explanation:
Por la acción del viento, como dice Deborah.

Abaz
Spain
Local time: 22:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 103
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search