quedarse en el sitio

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutral
- Literal: to remain physically in the same place; not to move from a location.
2.
SpainLatin Americaneutral
- Figurative: to remain as it is; to stay in its current position or state without being changed or relocated.
3.
SpainLatin Americainformal
- Figurative: to be left stunned or frozen in place by surprise, shock, or fear.

Examples:

ES: Escuche, no querrá... quedarse en el sitio de esa mujer, no es muy hospitalaria.
EN: Listen, you don't want to stay in that woman's place. She ain't really hospitable.
ES: La cuestión, por supuesto, es si queremos un clon, y creo que es algo que tiene que quedarse en el sitio.
EN: Who is that person? Are they an entity in their own right?

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