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Old January 28, 2011, 07:30 AM
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Estar al pairo
Can someone tell what it means?
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According to the DRAE:

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Estar, quedarse, etc., al pairo.
--Locución verbal coloquial: Estar a la expectativa, para actuar cuando sea necesario.
En México no se entendería. Aquí probablemente se diría algo como "estar en ascuas".
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to be inactive or idle but ready to react promptly ... it's an image that came from sailing: a ship is waiting under sail for the wind to start blowing so it can weigh anchor.
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Parece estar en centinela.
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We say here many phrases carrying similar meanings: "estar/quedar en standby" (like the red light in appliances), "estar esperando la voz de á'hura (ya)" (everybody gathering and waiting for the signal start pulling a rope), "estar de guardia pasiva" (stand-by duty but not in location).
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En Chile "estar al cateo de la laucha"
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What is the term for :a doctor on call
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Médico de guardia.

Para "al pairo" Moliner dice:
Al pairo.
1 Mar. Aplicado a la manera de estar las naves, quieta, pero con las velas tendidas.
2 Con «estar, quedarse», etc., sin obrar o tomar una resolución, pero en disposición de tomar la que aconsejen las circunstancias. Þ *Esperar.

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estar al pairo to lie to, to be hove to; ponerse al pairo to heave to
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First time I´ve heard that, probably very espesialized language.
It sounds Portuguese to me.
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