Spanish term
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estaba muerto de miedo,
Is okay to translate it as "Ali Baba was scared to death"?
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Here is the full paragraph:
Alí Babá descubre el tesoro de los ladrones
El bueno de Alí Babá estaba muerto de miedo, y apenas se movió de entre las ramas. Esperó a que los ladrones se fueran, y luego bajó hasta la piedra, dijo las palabras mágicas…
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Darius Saczuk
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Nov 27, 2021 07:58: Carol Gullidge changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Proposed translations
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was scared to death
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