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Old August 30, 2009, 01:57 PM
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Out of curiosity, is there a good Spanish equivalent for this expression?

' To be on the lamb' basically means you are a fugitive, you are running from authorities, the law, the police etc. 'To be on the run' (slang-like).

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I can only think of escapar de la justicia or ser un fugitivo.
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''A la carrera'' en mi diccionario dice, "on the run"
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@Bob: "A la carrera", at least in Mexico, is to be in a hurry, not exactly to be running away.

@Empanada: Adding to María José's proposals: "estar prófugo" (the most common one around here), "estar huyendo de la justicia/de la ley".
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the phrase in english is "on the lam".

"lamb" = "cordero".

"on the lam" = "on the run".

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the phrase in english is "on the lam".

"lamb" = "cordero".

"on the lam" = "on the run".

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I was thinking myself wat has done the poor lamb to be on the run Thanks hermit
other options
- estar a la fuga
- en fuga y captura
- estar huido

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@Bob: "A la carrera", at least in Mexico, is to be in a hurry, not exactly to be running away.

@Empanada: Adding to María José's proposals: "estar prófugo" (the most common one around here), "estar huyendo de la justicia/de la ley".
Gracias a veces no se debe poner su fe en los diccionarios!
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Muy interesante. La única aceptación de "on the lam" que conocía hasta ahora era "bebiendo mucho alcohol" pero una búsqueda en Google me convence de que es una aceptación minoritaria. (El título de una página de la BBC parece usarla: http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/...m/index2.shtml )
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the phrase in english is "on the lam".

"lamb" = "cordero".

"on the lam" = "on the run".

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Hi hermit,

I know the meaning of the word lamb

In fact I came across both spellings online: 'lam' and 'lamb' on different sites, but both say it is derived from 'lam'.

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other options
- estar a la fuga
- en fuga y captura
- estar huido

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In fact I came across both spellings online: 'lam' and 'lamb' on different sites, but both say it is derived from 'lam'.
As far as I know, "on the lamb" is wrong (even if you did find it on a website, that website could be wrong). In any case, the only spelling I'm familiar with for this expression is "on the lam".
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As far as I know, "on the lamb" is wrong (even if you did find it on a website, that website could be wrong). In any case, the only spelling I'm familiar with for this expression is "on the lam".
I was merely stating why I wrote it with a 'b'...
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ANDAR SUELTO is the closest
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El asesino anda suelto.
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