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mirar a los cuatro vientos principales

English translation: face the four winds

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Spanish term or phrase:mirar a los cuatro vientos principales
English translation:face the four winds
Entered by: Claudia Calvosa

01:09 Feb 22, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / History
Spanish term or phrase: mirar a los cuatro vientos principales
...que de la plaza partiesen...dos calles de cada una de las cuatro esquinas, las que debían mirar a los cuatro vientos principales para evitar su exposición a ellos.
Claudia Calvosa
Local time: 11:47
face the four winds
Explanation:
Sin "principales", se entiende.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 08:47
Grading comment
Gracias a todos
Claudia
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5face the four winds
Henry Hinds
5four quarters of the wind
Giles Bickford
4extend in the four cardinal directions ...
Refugio
4face in the four cardinal directions
cuervo04


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
face the four winds


Explanation:
Sin "principales", se entiende.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 128
Grading comment
Gracias a todos
Claudia

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Norte, Sur, Este, Oeste, digo yo, no hay otros. Saludos.
2 mins
  -> Gracias, Juan.
agree  Yvonne Becker
20 mins
  -> Gracias, Smash.
agree  Gabriela Mejías
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Gabbi.
agree  Esther Hermida
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Esther.
agree  Joao Andre Madeira
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Madjoao.
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extend in the four cardinal directions ...


Explanation:
to avoid exposure to the prevailing winds

another option

Refugio
Local time: 07:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
face in the four cardinal directions


Explanation:
o tambien se puede decir face in the four directions - se puede entender que son las direcciones cardinales...

cuervo04
United States
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
four quarters of the wind


Explanation:
this is the proper way of saying it

Giles Bickford
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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