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me quedó viendo feo

English translation: but he glared at me

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Spanish term or phrase:me quedó viendo feo
English translation:but he glared at me
Entered by: Maria-Jose Pastor

12:55 Apr 9, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Spanish term or phrase: me quedó viendo feo
From a police statement, the country of origin of the speaker is unknown to me. The speaker was a witness to a beating

Después que vi la pelea me fui. Le dije a XXX que dejara a YYYYY pero me quedó viendo feo. Entonces me fui más adelante y llamé la policía.

It (the situation) looked bad?
He (XXX) looked at me meanly?
Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 11:33
but he glared at me
Explanation:
The problem I see with the three suggestions previously offered is that none of them capture the notion of duration implicit in "quedarse + present participle." A "look" suggests an expression that quickly dissipated (and a "glance" explicitly indicates the expression in question was of short duration).

"Glared," without qualification, implies duration beyond a mere moment. If you wanted to make this idea explicit, you could write "kept glaring at me."

While all this might seem like splitting hairs, I think it a meaningful distinction, both in terms of faithfully reflecting the semantics of the original, and because of legal implications.
Selected response from:

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 11:33
Grading comment
Gracias - yes glared works very well in this instance. Thank you for your analysis.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3gave me a nasty look
Marcel Gomez
3 +5but he glared at me
Robert Forstag
2 +3he gave me a dirty look
Taña Dalglish
3he shot me an ugly glance
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gave me a nasty look


Explanation:
N/A

Marcel Gomez
Peru
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
37 mins
disagree  Marcelo Viera: "nasty" has a strong negative connotation. There is a more suitable alternative
3 hrs
agree  Joshua Parker: "Nasty" is fine here.
6 hrs
agree  Orkoyen (X)
8 hrs
agree  neilmac
18 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he shot me an ugly glance


Explanation:
In the sense that it was threatening.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
he gave me a dirty look


Explanation:

Use “dirty look” in a sentence -
29 Jul 2019 — (16) **He gave me a dirty look** as I walked into the club. (17) Throw a glance; She gave me a dirty look. (18) I gave him a dirty look https://www.translateen.com/sentence/dirty-look-in-sentence-...

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Breekveldt
45 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Marcelo Viera
1 hr
  -> Gracias Marcelo.
agree  neilmac
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Neil.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pero me quedó viendo feo
but he glared at me


Explanation:
The problem I see with the three suggestions previously offered is that none of them capture the notion of duration implicit in "quedarse + present participle." A "look" suggests an expression that quickly dissipated (and a "glance" explicitly indicates the expression in question was of short duration).

"Glared," without qualification, implies duration beyond a mere moment. If you wanted to make this idea explicit, you could write "kept glaring at me."

While all this might seem like splitting hairs, I think it a meaningful distinction, both in terms of faithfully reflecting the semantics of the original, and because of legal implications.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Gracias - yes glared works very well in this instance. Thank you for your analysis.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Michele.
agree  Joshua Parker: "gave me a nasty glare"?
4 hrs
  -> “Glared” the verb is what works here. Thank you.
agree  Lara Garau: Glare is enough. Perfect suggestion.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lara!
agree  neilmac
17 hrs
  -> Thank you, neilmac!
agree  Nelly Alejandra Alister
3 days 2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nelly.
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