Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to spirit someone away
Spanish translation:
llevarse a alguien como por arte de magia
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Refugio
Oct 4, 2004 18:29
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to spirit someone away
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I figure out it is a common expresion. I found it in this context:
They borrowed a shoelace from my son's sneaker to tie a tourniquet around my arm and then spirited me away to a hospital in a nearby city.
They borrowed a shoelace from my son's sneaker to tie a tourniquet around my arm and then spirited me away to a hospital in a nearby city.
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llevarse a alguien como por arte de magia
Espasa Calpe
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-10-04 18:38:09 GMT)
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llevarse de repente
llevarse en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-10-04 18:38:09 GMT)
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llevarse de repente
llevarse en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
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hacer desaparecer a alguien
Definition
spirit away PHRVB vt hacer desaparecer
Cambridge Dictionary
No me parece que quede muy bien en esta frase. Pero fijate cómo podés darle el sentido
spirit away PHRVB vt hacer desaparecer
Cambridge Dictionary
No me parece que quede muy bien en esta frase. Pero fijate cómo podés darle el sentido
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me transportaron
a un hospital en una ciudad cercana
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-10-04 18:54:09 GMT)
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me transportaron de inmediato
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-10-04 18:54:09 GMT)
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me transportaron de inmediato
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Refugio
: more than just simple transport; here it means that they rushed the person to the hospital
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Well, if someone is taking you to the hospital because of an injury which requires a tourniquet, it's pretty much understood that it's an emergency.
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Me hicieron desaparecer como por arte de magia
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