at bay

Significado (Inglés)

1. (idiomatic) Unable to come closer; at a distance.
2. (idiomatic) Cornered; unable to flee.
3. Of an animal, especially a docile animal in contrast to a predatory animal which would be blazoned statant: standing, in profile toward dexter, with all four feet on the ground. (If gazing at the viewer, the animal is at gaze.)

Conceptos

acorralado

Sinónimos

cornered

trapped

treed

Traducciones

aux abois

σε δύσκολη θέση

in het nauw

op afstand

encurralado

σε απόσταση

acuado

Etimología (Inglés)

From bay (“excited howling of dogs”).