looking up at

Spanish translation: Él estaba mirando de manera fija, escuchando el gobierno hablar algo desordenadamente, de modo a entender que pasa, poniendo mucha atención.

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English term or phrase:looking up at
Spanish translation:Él estaba mirando de manera fija, escuchando el gobierno hablar algo desordenadamente, de modo a entender que pasa, poniendo mucha atención.
Entered by: jenny morenos

00:18 Jun 8, 2020
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: looking up at
hello everybody. What's the translation of zoom in please ? Thank you very much. I don't really understand look up.You can't look what somebody is saying. You listen to it. So it's confusing. maybe here look up at doesn't mean look but something different .the government was telling them to get back to their hotel room , to not go out of their room

the hotel workers were really mad that they were looking outside and told them to get back in .All the commotion was telling them to get back in and all the noises outside as well while the regular humans were outside of their rooms . There was one in bathrobes and he was looking up at what the government was hollering . there was a whole bunch of different floors and there were humans on all the different floors .

los trabajadores del hotel estaban muy enojados porque estaban mirando afuera y les dijeron que volvieran adentro . Todo el alboroto les decía que volvieran a entrar y todos los ruidos de afuera también , mientras que los humanos normales estaban fuera de sus habitaciones . Había uno en albornoz y estaba buscando averiguar lo que el gobierno estaba gritando . había un montón de pisos diferentes y había humanos en todos los pisos diferentes .

he was looking up at what the government was hollering

estaba escuchando lo que el gobierno estaba gritando

dirigio su mirada hacia el gobierno que estaba gritando

estaba mirando al gobierno que estaba gritando

estaba buscando averiguar lo que el gobierno estaba gritando

estaba admirando lo que el gobierno estaba gritando

estaba respectando lo que el gobierno estaba gritando

estaba alzando la mirada al gobierno que estaba gritando
jenny morenos
France
he was looking up at what the government was hollering
Explanation:
Él estaba mirando de manera fija, escuchando el gobierno hablar algo desordenadamente, de modo a entender que pasa, poniendo mucha atención.

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Sandy Cabral (X)
Brazil
Local time: 02:51
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4he was looking up at what the government was hollering
Sandy Cabral (X)
3estaba poniendo atención
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


  

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he was looking up at what the government was hollering


Explanation:
Él estaba mirando de manera fija, escuchando el gobierno hablar algo desordenadamente, de modo a entender que pasa, poniendo mucha atención.



Example sentence(s):
  • Thomas, please look up at the board and answer the question!
  • Would you please look up at me while I am talking to you?

    Reference: http://https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/look+up+at
Sandy Cabral (X)
Brazil
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you inmensely for your hlep !

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estaba poniendo atención


Explanation:
... a lo que los del gobierno gritaban/decían/anunciaban.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 00:51
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 96
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much for your help, i understand better now !

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