Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
fue sentenciado a morir en el paredón
English translation:
was sentenced to death before the firing squad
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Marcelo González
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fue sentenciado a morir en el paredón
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This is the biography of Pancho Villa. I know this means to shoot someone with their back facing a wall, but I believe there's a term for it.
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Spanish term (edited):
fue sentenciado a morir en el pared�n
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was sentenced to death before the firing squad
Another option :-)
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The New York Times > Movies > ARO TOLBUKHIN EN LA MENTE DEL ...
Interviews and reenactments tell the story of a Hungarian man who was sentenced to death before a firing squad in Guatemala. He grew up in Budapest with his ...
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=275242
... the men to Equatorial Guinea where the two military generals in charge of the
high court could sentence the men to death before a firing squad. ...
www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/ News/0,,2-7-1442_1559358,00.html -
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The New York Times > Movies > ARO TOLBUKHIN EN LA MENTE DEL ...
Interviews and reenactments tell the story of a Hungarian man who was sentenced to death before a firing squad in Guatemala. He grew up in Budapest with his ...
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=275242
... the men to Equatorial Guinea where the two military generals in charge of the
high court could sentence the men to death before a firing squad. ...
www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/ News/0,,2-7-1442_1559358,00.html -
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Spanish term (edited):
fue sentenciado a morir en el pared�n
was sentenced to the firing squad
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Marian Greenfield
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Spanish term (edited):
fue sentenciado a morir en el pared�n
sentenced to death by firing squad
The other two answers posted thus far are possible, but I believe this is the most common phrasing
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was found guilty and sentenced to death by firing squad. ...
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According to Amnesty International, some of the defendants were sentenced to
death by firing squad after an unfair trial. ...
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I just heard of that new rule a couple of days ago... and, IMHO, a bad one it is... that makes responses so much less useful and more time consuming... What ever happened to "if it ain't broke..."????
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was sentenced to be shot against the wall
Though I like the "firing squad" alternative, maybe an explicit reference to a wall is required. The other option, "was sentenced to die against the wall" does not reflect the notion of being shot.
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