keep your head on a swivel

Spanish translation: mantente alerta

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English term or phrase:keep your head on a swivel
Spanish translation:mantente alerta
Entered by: transcreacion

16:45 Aug 3, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: keep your head on a swivel
For now, keep your head on a swivel.

Juego de estrategia para España. Se trata de una frase sin contexto.
transcreacion
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:47
mantente alerta
Explanation:
Me suena a eso.

Swivel es algo giratorio. Siendo de estrategia, tendrá que tener cuidado que no lo ataquen.
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Rodrigo Mencía
Spain
Local time: 20:47
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Rodrigo.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2mantente alerta
Rodrigo Mencía
4 +1sigue mirando a tu alrededor
Lydia De Jorge


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mantente alerta


Explanation:
Me suena a eso.

Swivel es algo giratorio. Siendo de estrategia, tendrá que tener cuidado que no lo ataquen.

Rodrigo Mencía
Spain
Local time: 20:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Rodrigo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
16 mins
  -> ¡Gracias!

agree  Saman Al-Chakmakchi
16 hrs
  -> Gracias
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sigue mirando a tu alrededor


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 13:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eloso (X)
2 hrs
  -> Gracias!

neutral  Rodrigo Mencía: No es por discrepar frente a la mía, pero en verdad me parece una explicación muy literal, cuando es bastante bastante probable que sea algo como "keep your eyes open"...
3 hrs
  -> There's always more than one way to skin a cat...
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