How do you say "To live in the shadows" ?
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Hey,
How do you say "to live in the shadows"?
The context of the sentence would be "Illegal immigrants often live in the shadows of a society."
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updated MAY 6, 2010
posted by RebekahEW
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Googling I find it a toss-up in this context whether it is entre las sombras or en las sombras.
among the shadows or in the shadows
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updated MAY 6, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
"entre" sounds more poetic though don't it? - geofc, MAY 6, 2010
it sounds more furtive - nizhoni1, MAY 6, 2010
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to live in the shadows: vivir en las sombras
Illegal immigrants often live in the shadows of a society." : los inmigrantes ilegales a menudo/frecuentemente viven en las sombras de la sociedad
updated MAY 6, 2010
posted by Malucian
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Los inmigrantes sin documentos muchas veces viven en las sombras de la sociedad.
Come on people! Let's not use "illegal"!
updated MAY 6, 2010
posted by Lisala
Yeah, it is "aliens"... - LuisaGomezBartle, MAY 6, 2010
What if someone is somewhere illegally? What would you call them then? - Nathaniel, MAY 6, 2010
A non-documented immigrant is not the same as an illegal immigrant. - Nathaniel, MAY 6, 2010
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los inmigrantes ilegales viven a menudo en los sombras de una sociedad.
updated MAY 6, 2010
posted by dgallegos
