Spanish translation of "cleared his throat" - "carraspeó nerviosamente"

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136 months ago

Carlos Pablo MIGUES-LABANCA, B.A. (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > Spanish
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	cleared his throat
Context:	Noting the Duke´s discomfiture, the doctor stepped forward with a sideways glance to check that no one was within hearing distance, and cleared his throat nervously. Literary piece of writing. Again, I am desperately looking for a NATURAL way of conveying this in Spanish. I even figure out the movements in the doctor´s mouth. However, I need the exact words in Spanish for this. A literal translation wouldn´t work, as usual. Thank you all very much in advance.

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135 months ago

Itering Languages wrote:

aclaró su garganta / carraspeó nervioso

My comment:

carraspear: Emitir una tosecilla repetidas veces a fin de aclarar la garganta y evitar el enronquecimiento de la voz.

136 months ago

Itering Languages wrote:

tragó seco

My comment:

y nerviosamente, tragó seco.

136 months ago

Soluciones - Solutions - Loesungen wrote:

Y carraspeo' nerviosamente

My comment:

Carraspear to clear the throat

136 months ago

Aviation English-Spanish Translator wrote:

Notando la inquietud del Duque el doctor se inclinó hacia adelante volteando hacia todos lados para asegurarse de que no hubiera nadie que pudiera escuchar y aclaró su garganta en forma nerviosa.

136 months ago

weblau wrote:

tosió nerviosamente

My comment:

Me resulta intrincado traducir esta expresión en pocas palabras. Es cuando una persona tose una o dos veces breves para salir de una situación incómoda. Por eso sugiero "nerviosamente", podría ser "tosió incómodo" y es posible que se puedan encontrar sugerencias más apropiadas. ¡Suerte!

136 months ago

frida alicia wrote:

Se aclaró la garganta

My comment:

A pesar de que parece una traducción literal, esta expresión es común en español.

136 months ago

frida alicia wrote:

carraspeó

136 months ago

frida alicia wrote:

carraspeó

136 months ago