à distância dum lenço

06:58 Aug 8, 2006
Portuguese to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Portuguese term or phrase: à distância dum lenço
Contexto: "uma pistola disparada à distância dum lenço"
Juan Lázaro
Local time: 06:36


Summary of answers provided
4a quemarropa / a bocajarro
Nicolás López
3desde la distancia de un pañuelo
Márcio Resende


  

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desde la distancia de un pañuelo


Explanation:
Não conheço nenhuma expressão assim; logo, remeto-me à idéia literal.

Márcio Resende
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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a quemarropa / a bocajarro


Explanation:
Hola, para referirse a un disparo de arma de fuego a una distancia muy corta −en este caso la equivalente a la longitud de un pañuelo− es apropiada la expresión «a quemarropa» y en menor medida «a bocajarro». Ambas están en el diccionario de la RAE:

quemarropa.
a ~.
1. loc. adv. Dicho de disparar un arma de fuego: Desde muy cerca.
2. loc. adv. De modo brusco y demasiado directo. Le preguntó a quemarropa.

bocajarro.
a ~.
1. (De a boca de jarro). loc. adv. Dicho de disparar un arma de fuego: A quemarropa, desde muy cerca. U. t. c. loc. adj.
2. loc. adv. De improviso, inopinadamente, sin preparación ninguna.


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Nicolás López
Spain
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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