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roll in

Spanish translation: pasar

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English term or phrase:roll in
Spanish translation:pasar
Entered by: delat

13:33 Aug 8, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / tourism
English term or phrase: roll in
"You can watch the clouds roll in."

Gracias a todos de antemano.
delat
Local time: 19:00
pasar
Explanation:
Usted puede ver pasar las nubes.

En caso de que se trate de decir que es un sitio de descanso y puede relajarse.
Selected response from:

Julio Torres
Mexico
Local time: 19:00
Grading comment
Todas las sugerencias son excelentes. Decidí utilizar la opción más "neutra".
Gracias a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3llegar en grandes cantidades
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +2pasar
Julio Torres
5rodar, enrollar, girar, voltear, dar tumbos, dar vueltas
Anna Villegas
4 +1pasar / flotar / pasar flotando
Caro Friszman
4 +1Tu puedes observar las nubes desplazarse o circular
starlight
3enredarse
Y. Peraza


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pasar


Explanation:
Usted puede ver pasar las nubes.

En caso de que se trate de decir que es un sitio de descanso y puede relajarse.

Julio Torres
Mexico
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Todas las sugerencias son excelentes. Decidí utilizar la opción más "neutra".
Gracias a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ricardo Torres
3 days 1 hr
  -> Gracias torresk =)
agree  Walter Landesman
25 days
  -> Gracias Walter =)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rodar, enrollar, girar, voltear, dar tumbos, dar vueltas


Explanation:
You choose. :)

Anna Villegas
Mexico
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enredarse


Explanation:
Puedes mirar las nubes enredándose. Por ejemplo.

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Note added at 4 minutos (2006-08-08 13:38:07 GMT)
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O ver, claro: puedes ver las nubes que se enredan, puedes ver las nubes enredándose. Sí, ver queda mejor, decididamente.

Y. Peraza
Local time: 03:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 38
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pasar / flotar / pasar flotando


Explanation:
Algunas ideas. Copio definición de dictionary.com:
roll in
v : pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"




Caro Friszman
Argentina
Local time: 22:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Walter Landesman
25 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
llegar en grandes cantidades


Explanation:
Oxford

• roll in [v + adv] llegar* en grandes cantidades, llover*;

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susy Ordaz
8 mins
agree  Adriana Latronico
43 mins
agree  Refugio: simplemente "llegar" (no tiene que ser en grandes cantidades)
1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tu puedes observar las nubes desplazarse o circular


Explanation:
WATCH= TO LOOK ATTENTIVELY ,OBSERVE (Webster´s Desk dictionary). Y uso la palabra "circular" como moverse en círculos, (to roll). Espero te sirva. Suerte !!


starlight
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana L Fazio-Kroll
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Laura-bio593
neutral  Y. Peraza: Pero sin "tú". En español normalmente no se usan los pronombres en frases como la tuya (la forma del verbo lo hace entender).
3 days 18 hrs
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