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wide berth
Language:
Meanings:
1.
British English
American English
General
informal
neutral
A considerable distance kept from a person, place, or thing in order to avoid trouble, danger, or unpleasantness; to avoid or shun.
2.
Maritime
British English
American English
neutral
nautical
Sufficient lateral space given to a vessel or object when passing to ensure safety; a margin of clearance.
Examples:
EN:
Give the mining camp a wide berth. They're always on the lookout and they'll do you dirt.
ES:
Hay que evitar a los mineros, siempre están vigilando.
EN:
My neighbors give me a wide berth.
ES:
Mis vecinos me rehuyen.
EN:
Honest ships give it a wide berth.
ES:
Todas la naves huyen de allí.
EN:
Give 'em a wide berth.
ES:
Los vamos a esquivar.
EN:
From that time on, I gave him a wide berth.
ES:
Desde aquel momento, me mantuve distanciado de él.
EN:
I'd give that sharpshooter a wide berth.
ES:
Le daré a ese tiburón un buen manjar.
EN:
Well, until you do leave, Mrs. Kilgore, I advise you to give the natives a wide berth.
ES:
Bueno, hasta que se vaya, Sra. Kilgore, le aconsejo que dé a los nativos un amplio margen de maniobra.
EN:
But if you want my advice, I'd give those two a wide berth.
ES:
Pero, si quieres mi consejo, deberías tratar de mantenerte alejado de esos dos.
EN:
I want that ship given a wide berth.
ES:
Quiero evitar a esa nave.
EN:
I'd give her a wide berth by the way.
ES:
Yo me mantendría lejos de ella, por cierto.
EN:
Now, you have said that you gave him a wide berth, that you steered clear.
ES:
Bien, declaró... que lo evitaba... que no se acercaba a él.
EN:
But give it a wide berth. We don't want it to wake up the whole farm.
ES:
Mantente lejos de él, no queremos despertar a la granja.
EN:
Take my word and give her a wide berth.
ES:
Hazme caso y evítala.
EN:
That's why the other planets give us such a wide berth. It's like, "Don't go near Earth, it's got human beings!"
ES:
Y por eso los otros planetas le dan la espalda, como diciendo: "No os acerquéis, hay humanos, son contagiosos."
EN:
After that, we gave the venomous devil a wide berth.
ES:
Después de eso, le dimos al diablo venenoso su merecido.
EN:
Give the mining camp a wide berth. They're always on the lookout and they'll do you dirt.
ES:
Hay que evitar a los mineros, siempre están vigilando.
EN:
My neighbors give me a wide berth.
ES:
Mis vecinos me rehuyen.
EN:
Honest ships give it a wide berth.
ES:
Todas la naves huyen de allí.
EN:
After that, we gave the venomous devil a wide berth.
ES:
Después de eso, le dimos al diablo venenoso su merecido.
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