Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Alí Babá consiguió salir de su encierro, y fue en busca de su mujer,
English translation:
Ali Baba escaping his confinement, went in search of his wife,
Spanish term
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consiguió salir de su encierro
This is a translation about the story of Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. Is okay to translate it as he was able to get out of his confinement? Is this correct?
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Al día siguiente Alí Babá consiguió salir de su encierro, y fue en busca de su mujer, le contó toda la historia y esta entusiasmada por el oro pero a la vez asustada acompañó a Alí Babá a la cueva, cogieron un buen puñado de oro, con el que compraron un centenar de caballos, y los llevaron a la casa de su hermano, allí durante varios días se dedicaron a trasladar el oro de la cueva al interior de la casa......
Jan 9, 2022 09:30: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry
Jan 9, 2022 09:32: Taña Dalglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/609894">Taña Dalglish's</a> old entry - "consiguió salir de su encierro"" to ""(Ali Baba) escaping his confinement, went in search of his wife, ...""
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Proposed translations
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Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
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(Ali Baba) escaping his confinement, went in search of his wife, ...
The next day, Ali Baba escaping his confinement, went in search of his wife, ...
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/alibaba.html
https://interestingliterature.com/2021/01/ali-baba-forty-thi...
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Laudable Lady Linguist
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he managed to come out of his confined space
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Carlos Grant
: In English I would say "he was able to break free" and is you like you can still keep "from his confinement"
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Thanks, Carlos.
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ormiston
: I like 'to break free' (or even escape), avoiding 'confinemznt'
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Yes, I think the idea is that it took some doing to get out of there. Thanks.
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United States
Native in: English
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"He was able to break free" and you can add "form his confinement""
| Thanks a lot Carlos |
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