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recorría los pasillos de su palacio...

English translation: (wandered)(roamed) through the corridors/hallways of his palace...

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Spanish term or phrase:recorría los pasillos de su palacio...
English translation:(wandered)(roamed) through the corridors/hallways of his palace...
Entered by: Ana Vozone

03:13 May 25, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature.(Mythology)
Spanish term or phrase: recorría los pasillos de su palacio...
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English.

Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology. Is okay to translate it as running the corridors or hallways of his palace?

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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Teseo, hijo de Egeo, asesino del Minotauro, rey de Atenas muchas noches soñó que recorría los pasillos de su palacio como hizo una vez uscando un monstruo que matar, pebro en el sueño siempre era su madre, o su padre o su esposa. Y cuando veía su propio reflejo, era el rostro del monstruo.
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 12:28
(wandered)(roamed) through the corridors/hallways of his palace...
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="wandered through the corrid...

https://www.google.com/search?q="roamed through the corridor...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 17:28
Grading comment
Thanks Ana.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3(wandered)(roamed) through the corridors/hallways of his palace...
Ana Vozone
5when he went/walked along the corridors of his palace
Eileen Brophy
4 +1he walked the corridors of his palace...
Gustavo Rabino
4paced the corridors of his palace
matt robinson
4traversed the passages of his palace...
Heather Oland
4was pacing the corridors of his palace
Sarah Verger


Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
paced the corridors of his palace


Explanation:
A possibility.

matt robinson
Spain
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Asker: Thanks Matt.

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
when he went/walked along the corridors of his palace


Explanation:
One option

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 18:28
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot.

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(wandered)(roamed) through the corridors/hallways of his palace...


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="wandered through the corrid...

https://www.google.com/search?q="roamed through the corridor...

Example sentence(s):
  • Draeger wandered through the corridors and halls of the “Rebellious”, delving into his own thoughts.
  • While she wandered through the corridors of the Palais Garnier and the Opera Bastille, which she considers to be a very apt playground for her work,
Ana Vozone
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks Ana.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Ana.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simone Taylor
38 mins
  -> Thank you, Simone!
agree  Leonardo Futuro
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Leonardo!
agree  neilmac: Snap! I was thinking of posting "wandered the passageways" myself… Great minds think alike :-)
1 day 51 mins
  -> Thank you, Neil, that is very kind of you :)
neutral  ormiston: Small quibble: these verbs don't sound as purposeful as the Spanish ('buscando...). What about 'strode'?
1 day 2 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he walked the corridors of his palace...


Explanation:
The verb "to walk" is quite accurate in this context.

Gustavo Rabino
Spain
Local time: 18:28
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias Gustavo.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Albert Soler-Cruanyes
1 hr
neutral  neilmac: I find this rather pedestrian, given the literary register of the source text.
22 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
traversed the passages of his palace...


Explanation:
Just another option. I like this wording because of the dream aspect. The other replies are all legit as well.

Heather Oland
United States
Local time: 12:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks Heather.

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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
was pacing the corridors of his palace


Explanation:
Since 'recorría' is preceded by 'soño que' (he dreamt that), the gerund (pacing) sounds more natural to my mind than the past historic (paced).

Example sentence(s):
  • There was an old man of Peru, Who dreamt he was eating his shoe
  • Limerick by Spike Milligan

    https://www.loreto.gi/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Poem-Limericks-Week-4.pdf
Sarah Verger
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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