We picked our way through the gantlet
Spanish translation: pasamos con precaución por las baquetas
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| we picked our way through the gantlet hicimos nuestro camino por entre la fila/el camino Explanation: El camino/la fila de fuego/los obstáculos. |
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peer agreement (net): +1| we picked our way through the gantlet pasamos con precaución por las baquetas Explanation: O tal vez "pasamos cautelosamente la carrera de baquetas", o algo por el estilo. Se refiere a que les están tirando piedras desde ambos lados, y lo compara con el viejo castigo militar de "running the gauntlet" (se prefiere "gantlet" en inglés americano): la "carrera de baquetas". Se emplea también en ambos idiomas en sentido metafórico. "gauntlet2 (also gantlet) 1 Go through an intimidating or dangerous crowd, place, or experience in order to reach a goal. ‘they had to run the gauntlet of television cameras’ 2 historical Undergo the military punishment of receiving blows while running between two rows of men with sticks." https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/gauntlet#gau... "carrera de baquetas 1. f. Serie de molestias o vejámenes inferidos a alguien. 2. f. Mil. Castigo que consistía en correr el reo, con la espalda desnuda, por entre dos filas de soldados, que le azotaban." http://dle.rae.es/?id=7gRETug http://diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/pasar por baqu... https://books.google.es/books?id=f9_vAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA... "En ciertos momentos, la procesión era como pasar por las baquetas, en varios lugares, lanzaron piedras contra el Palio." http://www.caiman.de/spanien/palm/palmes_2.shtml |
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peer agreement (net): +2| we picked our way through the gantlet sorteamos los obstáculos Explanation: caminaron entre los obstáculos para llegar a su meta |
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