merodeaba no obstante nuestro entorno

English translation: Lurking: "was, however, lurking nearby"

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Spanish term or phrase:merodeaba no obstante nuestro entorno
English translation:Lurking: "was, however, lurking nearby"
Entered by: Christine Walsh

14:54 Jul 21, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: merodeaba no obstante nuestro entorno
Contexto:

"Tales fueron las palabras de Simeón cuando Jesús, en brazos de su madre, visitó por primera vez el Templo, sin más ofrenda que dos pinchones. Ahora, aquellas palabras cobraban sentido, porque la curiosa muerte, que no se mostraba, **merodeaba no obstante nuestro entorno,** y la espada de la profecía caería sobre el mundo y también sobre María."

Referring to the fact that Jesus would be crucified.

Gracias,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
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was, however, lurking nearby / in the background
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Christine Walsh
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Mil gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1was, however, lurking nearby / in the background
Christine Walsh
4lingered in our midst nonetheless
Marcelo González
3however was creeping into our surroundings/environment
liz askew
3could be felt in the air nonetheless
James A. Walsh


  

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however was creeping into our surroundings/environment


Explanation:
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or

death was on the prowl

liz askew
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
was, however, lurking nearby / in the background


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Christine Walsh
Local time: 09:07
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Mil gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wendy Streitparth: lurk fits beautifully
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Wendy :)
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
merodeaba no obstante nuestro entorno
could be felt in the air nonetheless


Explanation:
This would be my take on it...


Example sentence(s):
  • “…porque la curiosa muerte, que no se mostraba, <u>merodeaba no obstante nuestro entorno</u>, ...”
  • “...because the curious death, which had not yet been witnessed, <u>could be felt in the air nonetheless</u>, ...”

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James A. Walsh
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lingered in our midst nonetheless


Explanation:
no obstante = nonetheless

Indian women's battle for freedom - Google Books Result
http://books.google.com/books?isbn=8170171628...Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya - 1982 - Political Science - 134 pages
Some remnants of this have **lingered in our midst**, particularly in the mountain areas, but now they are fast dying out. It is said that customs grow out of necessity ...

Casting About - Google Books
http://books.google.com/books?isbn=0758232055...Terri DuLong - 2010 - Fiction - 330 pages
I strongly felt her presence and wondered if it was really possible that some souls **lingered in our midst**. 24 There's something about waking up in a hotel room, ...

Archives: My Student Days in Beloit. 1876-1881.
www.beloit.edu › ... › Documents and Collections ›
The boys of that time had ambition, for the spirit of the frontier days **still lingered in our midst** and urged us on. They were also lively, full of energy and activity, ...

downloading - Project Gutenberg
www.gutenberg.org/files/33419/33419.txt
13 Aug 2010 – Memory, if responsive, may bring up the venerable forms of the "Old Seventy Sixers," as they still **lingered among us** two score years ago; and ...

The Scottish Philosophy - Google Books Result
http://books.google.com/books?isbn=1429019719...James McCosh - 2009 - Philosophy - 496 pages
Many of the curious characters and habits of the preceding age — the last purely Scotch age that Scotland was destined to see — still **lingered among us.**

Our History - Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals
www.gaaap.net/our-history.html
... and unforgiveness that had **lingered among us** since many of our members departed from the...

Another option might be "lingered among us nonetheless."

lingered in our midst/among us nonetheless

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linger -- definition
1 : to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry <fans lingered outside the door>
2 a : to **remain alive although gradually dying**
b : to remain existent although often waning in strength, importance, or influence <lingering doubts> <lingering odors>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linger

In this context of "la curiosa muerte," definition #2 seems to fit rather nicely.

I hope this helps!

Marcelo González
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