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Allure March 20, 2009 06:24 PM

Six ways from sunday
 
Es una expresión que no sé cómo traducir. El contexto es este:

You know they have Alastair strung up six ways from sunday.

Sabes que tienen a Alastair atado .............

(Subtítulos de la serie Supernatural :D)
Supongo que una expresión coloquial como "atado y bien atado" sería una traducción aceptable. ¿Qué opinais?

AngelicaDeAlquezar March 20, 2009 06:46 PM

If I understand right, "to string up" is "to kill by hanging", so this character has been hung in six different ways in one week. :thinking:

Proposal: "Sabes que han colgado a Alastair de seis maneras desde el domingo"

Rusty March 20, 2009 07:14 PM

six ways from Sunday = every possible way
to string up = to hang (colgar), to hang (ahorcar)

Strung up could mean something else. More context would be nice.

CrOtALiTo March 21, 2009 10:23 AM

Then strung up is the same that to hang.

Rusty March 21, 2009 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 29373)
Then strung up is the same as hung (up).

Yes.

Vikingo March 21, 2009 11:01 AM

Y también puede significar tenso o nervioso.

Rusty March 21, 2009 11:10 AM

To be tense (or nervous) = to be strung out

Vikingo March 21, 2009 11:24 AM

¿No se usa "strung up" también? Fuente 1 y 2.

Rusty March 21, 2009 11:39 AM

I've never heard it used that way. Perhaps this is British usage. Here in the U.S., we use strung out. Do a search on "I'm strung out" versus "I'm strung up". Many more people use the first phrase to mean they're tense, nervous or high (on drugs).
Strung out is also used to mean prolonged.

laepelba March 21, 2009 01:07 PM

If I read that sentence, I might just think that he has a million things coming at him from every direction ... that he is VERY busy. What are some of the other sentences around this one?


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