siguió al malón de pasajeros dormidos que tam - What is the English translation? English translators help English translators with the translation of siguió al malón de pasajeros dormidos que tam

Conges terminology question

188 months ago

JENN64 asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	siguió al malón de pasajeros dormidos que tam
Context:	siguió al malón de pasajeros dormidos que tambaleaban hacia una alfombra.

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188 months ago

wrote:

followed the mob of sleepy passengers who

My comment:

I feel the word mob suits the translation of malon, since it refers to a group of people who are difficult to control. I inferred this from the different meanings of malon and the common thing about all the meanings was that the group has to be either an angry one or one who is too happy (such as a group involved in a festival)

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188 months ago

wrote:

followed the crowd of sleepy passengers tottering (or stumbling) towards a carpet

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188 months ago

wrote:

he/she followed after marauding gang of half-asleep passengers that were staggering towards a rug

My comment:

In Larousse Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary, a "malón" is an Indian raid, or a surprise attack by Indians, so you can adapt your translation accordingly.

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188 months ago

wrote:

"after A"

188 months ago

Karin Monteiro-Zwahlen wrote:

(she/he) followed the indigenous troop (composed) of sleepy passengers staggering towards a carpet

My comment:

supongo que el malón hace referencia a un grupo de indígenas

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