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y al cruzarse con la princesa,

English translation: coming across the princess

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Spanish term or phrase: y al cruzarse con la princesa,
English translation:coming across the princess
Entered by: Ana Vozone

08:51 Apr 11, 2022
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Poetry & Literature / Literature.
Spanish term or phrase: y al cruzarse con la princesa,
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English. Translator colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology. Is okay to translate it as
And when crossing paths with the princess?

It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.

I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.

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Cuando Ariadna emergía del laberinto, dejando al monstruo con sus secretos, Teseo, hijo de Egeo, llegaba a Creta, y al cruzarse con la princesa, Teseo, el héroe, se mantuvo en pie desafiante, mientras los otros seis jóvenes se postraban ante ella. Y cuando la vio, y ella a é
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coming across the princess
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 17:38
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2 +4coming across the princess
Ana Vozone
5 +1and upon crossing paths with the princess
Luis Javier Otoya
4...and upon meeting the princess...
matt robinson


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...and upon meeting the princess...


Explanation:
Possible.

matt robinson
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Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Asker: Thanks Matt.

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
coming across the princess


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="coming across the woman"&bi...

Example sentence(s):
  • With no recollection of who they were or how they'd gotten there, they went into the Ruins, coming across the princess in her isolation.
Ana Vozone
Local time: 17:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Ana.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simone Taylor
7 mins
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agree  liz askew
1 hr
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agree  Katarina Peters
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agree  Thayenga
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
and upon crossing paths with the princess


Explanation:
The line implies that both are moving, she is coming from labyrinth and Teseo was arriving in Crete, therefore their paths cross...

Luis Javier Otoya
Local time: 11:38
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks Luis Javier.


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agree  Adrian MM.: You beat me to it!
2 hrs
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