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Old September 14, 2012, 10:53 AM
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The ambulance screeches to a halt
Hola,

Quisiera decir:

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The ambulance screeches to a halt in the middle of a busy intersection
Un intento provisorio:

La ambulancia detena con chirrido (?) por el centro de una carretera concurrida.


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Old September 14, 2012, 11:21 AM
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La ambulancia detena (cuidado con la conjugación - "detena" no es una palabra en español) con *** (falta un artículo) chirrido (?) por el centro (Esto sitúa la ambulancia entre los lados de la calle, no entre el principio y el fin) de una carretera (¿Ésta es la palabra que quieres? Una carretera comunica una ciudad con otra, una calle está dentro de una ciudad) concurrida.
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Old September 14, 2012, 11:30 AM
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Well, I guess that didn't go too well. I'll do some more digging.
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Old September 14, 2012, 11:38 AM
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Check the comments and make the necessary questions for what you don't understand... the skeleton of the sentence is already there.
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Old September 14, 2012, 11:40 AM
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How about:
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La ambulancia detiene con un chirrido en medio de la intersección.
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Old September 14, 2012, 12:05 PM
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Fantastic!

Only "se detiene".
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Old September 15, 2012, 01:04 PM
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De acuerdo. Gracias
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Old September 15, 2012, 03:22 PM
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Era una ambulancia de modelo viejo: La ambulancia frena con chirridos ...
o más moderna: La ambulancia frena en seco ...
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Old September 15, 2012, 04:47 PM
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Sí, en verdad tienes razón, los vehiculos modernos tiene el SAF[?] (sistema de antibloqueo de frenado). En inglés diríamos "I'm taking some dramatic license". No es completemente exacta pero ojala parezca un poca más dramático.
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Old September 15, 2012, 06:01 PM
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frenos ABS (anti-lock braking system)
licencia literaria (also "licencia dramática", but less common)
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Old September 16, 2012, 06:22 PM
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Also, "licencia poética"...

Otras opciones...

La ambulancia pega un frenazo con un chirrido en medio de un cruce muy concurrido...

La ambulancia frena chirriando estrepitosamente en mitad de un cruce que está hasta los topes.

La ambulancia intenta detenerse en seco, mientras los frenos chirrían inevitablemente para evitar lo inevitable en un cruce lleno de tráfico.

La ambulancia frena con estrépito,
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Old September 16, 2012, 07:31 PM
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La ambulancia chanta con el consiguiente sonido de las ruedas quemando caucho.

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Old September 16, 2012, 08:25 PM
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Eso es lo que yo iba a decir... pero me tuve que ir corriendo a salvar a los muchachos de la ambulancia, por el choque traumático que experimentaron... (por los chirridos y el caucho quemado...)
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Old September 16, 2012, 09:29 PM
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Gracias por las sugerencias.

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La ambulancia chanta con el consiguiente sonido de las ruedas quemando caucho.
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Old September 17, 2012, 12:43 AM
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Vamos, ¡Chileno Tristan Tzara! (Y la imaginación al poder...)
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