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"at gunpoint" in Spanish

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"at gunpoint" in English
a punta de pistola- pistola en mano- bajo amenaza
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TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
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at gunpoint
a punta de pistola[ex.]
We are building, in these circumstances, democracy at gunpoint.
En estas circunstancias, lo que estamos haciendo es forjar la democracia a punta de pistola.
He was detained on a public road against his will at gunpoint until military police and the local press arrived.
Fue retenido en la vía pública en contra de su voluntad y a punta de pistola hasta que llegó la policía miliar y la prensa local.
This is not correcting mistakes, improving public management or preventing another Greek situation: this is democracy held at gunpoint.
Esto no es corregir errores, mejorar la gestión pública ni prevenir otra situación griega: esto es poner la democracia a punta de pistola.
at gunpoint
pistola en mano[ex.]
at gunpoint
bajo amenaza[ex.]

SIMILAR TRANSLATIONS
Similar translations for "at gunpoint" in Spanish
atpreposition
arroba- a- en
atnoun
arroba
at onceadverb
ipso facto- enseguida- en el acto- ahora mismo
at the beginningadverb
al principio
at alladverb
en absoluto
at anchoradjective
surto
at no timeadverb
nunca- jamás
at the bottomadverb
en la parte inferior
at lengthadverb
dilatadamente- ampliamente
at the helmadverb
a frente de
at one timeadverb
antaño
at handadverb
a mano
at any rateadverb
en todo caso
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "at gunpoint" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
We are building, in these circumstances, democracy at gunpoint.
En estas circunstancias, lo que estamos haciendo es forjar la democracia a punta de pistola.
He was detained on a public road against his will at gunpoint until military police and the local press arrived.
Fue retenido en la vía pública en contra de su voluntad y a punta de pistola hasta que llegó la policía miliar y la prensa local.
This is not correcting mistakes, improving public management or preventing another Greek situation: this is democracy held at gunpoint.
Esto no es corregir errores, mejorar la gestión pública ni prevenir otra situación griega: esto es poner la democracia a punta de pistola.
they held him at gunpoint
lo tenían encañonado
President Berisha was unwilling to yield to violence and thought that the calling of elections at gunpoint would set an undesirable precedent.
El primero se resistía a ceder ante la violencia considerando el anuncio de elecciones bajo la presión de las armas un precedente indeseable.

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