Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
lo abillaron de balas
English translation:
he was riddled / peppered with bullets
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Spanish term
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lo abillaron de balas
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Letter to Judge
A Joven is describing the death of his father at the hands of angry citizens.
I though billar - billiards / pool. What do you do in pool? You shoot.
My translation:
They shot him full of bullets.
I though billar - billiards / pool. What do you do in pool? You shoot.
My translation:
They shot him full of bullets.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | he was riddled / peppered with bullets |
MPGS
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| 5 | sprayed with / riddled with |
Lucía Acosta
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| 4 | They shot him several times |
neilmac
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he was riddled / peppered with bullets
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They shot him several times
If this is from a letter to a judge, perhaps an active rather than passive construction (He was shot several times) might be more direct. 'They shot him several times' is more formal and less tabloidy.
Example sentence:
They shot him several times and ran away.
As he came out the main door, they shot him several times in the head.
Reference:
https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/dispararon+varias
https://tr-ex.me/translation/spanish-english/le+dispararon+varias+veces#gref
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Lucía Acosta
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sprayed with / riddled with
According to Ozdic dictionary of collocations
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