Dejar las espadas en alto

[poli]

What does this mean? To strongly defend?

[chileno]

I have never heard of it, but if anything when the swords are put up, is either to show fierceness or to honor something or somebody.

[bobjenkins]

Hold shoulders high

He left the office with his shoulders still held high :thinking::)

[irmamar]

Bob, espadas (swords), no espaldas. :D

Significa estar preparado para cualquier cosa. Cuando los soldados ponían las espadas en alto, significaba que ya estaban dispuestos para la batalla. También está relacionado con los toros, cuando el torero levanta la espada para matar al toro (:eek:). :)

[bobjenkins]

Bob, espadas (swords), no espaldas. :D

Significa estar preparado para cualquier cosa. Cuando los soldados ponían las espadas en alto, significaba que ya estaban dispuestos para la batalla. También está relacionado con los toros, cuando el torero levanta la espada para matar al toro (:eek:). :)

Uy! Casi estuve correcto:D

[sosia]

Although irmamar has already explained, some information
"con las espadas en alto" means ready to the battle (for example, prior to a horses' charge, the films show all the soldiers with their swords high)
"dejar las espadas en alto" means that the fight is not ended.

about "las espadas están en todo lo alto"». it's a strange cocktail between «poner la espada en todo lo alto» (lit, "to put the sword high above", the proper way to kill a bull) and «estar con las espadas en alto» (already sayed)
source http://cvc.cervantes.es/el_rinconete/anteriores/abril_00/17042000_02.htm

saludos :D

[María José]

Hold shoulders high

He left the office with his shoulders still held high :thinking::)
Don't worry, Bob. I had also read espaldas. I was thinking it meant 'it makes my back up' till I read all the explanations...

[irmamar]

Welcome back, Maria Jose :), con las espaldas en alto. :D

[sosia]

Bienvenida Mari Jose
Te formaremos un pasillo con las espadas en alto :D :D

[poli]

,y con fanfarria inglesa.

[María José]

Gracias, chicos. Poli, qué es fanfarria?

Lovely quote, Sosia. There might be more to Kipling than I thought...

[annabwashere]

Entonces, es como "be on high alert"?

[María José]

From what I've learnt on this thread I would say so.:)

[poli]

Gracias, chicos. Poli, qué es fanfarria?

Lovely quote, Sosia. There might be more to Kipling than I thought...
Fanfarria is fanfare.:applause:

[María José]

Fanfarria is fanfare.:applause:
Thanks.:)

[irmamar]

¿Y cómo es la fanfarria inglesa? :thinking:

[María José]

Will a Scottish example minus the fanfare intro do?:thinking::( It's the best I could find.But maybe you were just kidding...:eek:
Anyway...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l286QgBHP5o

[poli]

, and that's a proper greeting.

[irmamar]

Thanks! :) I wasn't kidding, I didn't know it. :o

[Ambarina]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X56XLpnS4wA

Here's another - the quality of the video is not good but when she walks into the cathedral a fanfare sounds.