Spanish term
United States
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
La piedra se apartó..
Is okay to translate it as the stone moved away"?
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Here is the full paragraph:
La piedra se apartó y los jinetes, que Alí Babá entendió que eran ladrones, entraron para después salir, al cabo de unos minutos, con las bolsas vacías. Entonces, uno de ellos, el que parecía el cabecilla....
| 4 +2 | The stone rolled aside |
neilmac
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| 4 +1 | The stone was rolled away |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
The stone rolled aside
"This scene shows the large tomb stone rolled aside"
"a low rumble erupted and the stone rolled aside"
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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs (2021-11-15 16:37:39 GMT)
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"The stone rolled aside, and the riders, who Ali Baba took for thieves, went into the cave…"
The stone rolled aside with nothing inscribed...
... the stone rolled aside, the body missing,...
https://www.biblecartoons.co.uk/cartoons/john-20-the-resurrection-scene-01-stone-removed-version-01
| Thanks Neilmac. |
| Thanks Neilmac. |
United Kingdom
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The stone was rolled away
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