Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
balacera
English translation:
shooting / barrage / hail of bullets
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Sep 1, 2004 22:07
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
balacera
Spanish to English
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lluvia de balas
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | shooting / barrage |
David Russi
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| 5 +5 | shootout - hail of bullets |
James Stevens-Arce
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| 5 +2 | shootout |
Daniel Burns (X)
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| 4 | gun fight |
Michele Fauble
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| 2 | raining bullets |
Gabo Pena
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Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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89
Selected
shooting / barrage
shooting: when the shooting began...
also possible: shower/rain of bullets
bullets raining down on someone
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Oxford:
balacera f (AmL): cuando comenzó la balacera en la plaza when the shooting began in the square; se le acusa de ser responsable de varias balaceras he is charged with a number of shootings; se armó una balacera entre policías y asaltantes there was a shootout between the police and the bank raiders
also possible: shower/rain of bullets
bullets raining down on someone
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-09-01 22:10:10 GMT)
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Oxford:
balacera f (AmL): cuando comenzó la balacera en la plaza when the shooting began in the square; se le acusa de ser responsable de varias balaceras he is charged with a number of shootings; se armó una balacera entre policías y asaltantes there was a shootout between the police and the bank raiders
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Gabo Pena
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) , Spanish (Variants: Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US, Cuban)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
raining bullets
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+5
10 mins
James Stevens-Arce
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Fast. Ontime. Reliable.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
8
shootout - hail of bullets
Si es una balacera entre dos personas o dos grupos, yo utilizaría "shootout". Ej.: ocurrió una balacera en la Calle 32 = there was a shootout on 32nd Street.
Si es una balacera contra una persona u objeto, utilizaría "a hail of bullets". Ej.: Fue víctima de una balacera = She was killed by a hail of bullets.
Si es una balacera contra una persona u objeto, utilizaría "a hail of bullets". Ej.: Fue víctima de una balacera = She was killed by a hail of bullets.
Peer comment(s):
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Margaret Schroeder
24 mins
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Thanks!
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Lisa Russell
43 mins
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Thanks, Lisa!
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Gabriela Abraham
1 hr
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¡Gracias, Gabriela!
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Henry Hinds
1 hr
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Thanks, Henry!
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Gabo Pena
1 hr
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Thanks, Bo!
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+2
1 min
shootout
Probably from a Mexican text.
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gunbettle
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\"gunbattle\", that is.
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maybe \"a hail of bullets\", if not an actual battle between two or more people.
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-09-01 22:35:19 GMT)
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\"Shootout\" should not be used unless both sides are shooting.
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gunbettle
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-09-01 22:10:21 GMT)
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\"gunbattle\", that is.
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-09-01 22:23:06 GMT)
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maybe \"a hail of bullets\", if not an actual battle between two or more people.
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-09-01 22:35:19 GMT)
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\"Shootout\" should not be used unless both sides are shooting.
1 hr
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
gun fight
shootout, gun fight, hail of bullets - the exact term depends on the context
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