Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

me quedó viendo feo

English translation:

but he glared at me

Added to glossary by Maria-Jose Pastor
Apr 9, 2021 12:55
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

me quedó viendo feo

Spanish to English Other Slang
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?

Proposed translations

+5
1 hr
Spanish term (edited): pero me quedó viendo feo
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but he glared at me

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.
Peer comment(s):

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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias - yes glared works very well in this instance. Thank you for your analysis. "
+3
12 mins

gave me a nasty look

N/A
Peer comment(s):

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

he shot me an ugly glance

In the sense that it was threatening.
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+3
27 mins

he gave me a dirty look


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-...
Peer comment(s):

agree Rebecca Breekveldt
45 mins
Thank you.
agree Marcelo Viera
1 hr
Gracias Marcelo.
agree neilmac
18 hrs
Thanks Neil.
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