When tracking wildlife on a safari, you will often describe animals moving through thick environments like jungles or tall grass. Spanish combines basic prepositions to capture this movement through dense surroundings.
Emerging from the shadows: "de entre"
To describe something coming out of a dense area, Spanish groups the prepositions de (from) and entre (among) to form de entre (from among).
Use it with verbs of emergence like salir (to come out), surgir (to emerge), or saltar (to jump).
| The crocodile came out from among the rocks. | El cocodrilo salió de entre las rocas. |
| A beautiful bird emerged from the dark thicket. | Un pájaro precioso surgió de entre el matorral oscuro. |
| Suddenly, the leopard jumped from the undergrowth. | De repente, el leopardo saltó de entre la maleza. |
Moving through the jungle: "por entre"
When a creature moves or looks through a thick environment, use por (through) and entre (among) to form por entre (through the midst of).
While por alone just means "through," adding entre highlights the density of the surroundings, like weaving through trees or undergrowth.
| The elephants walk through the jungle trees. | Los elefantes caminan por entre los árboles de la selva. |
| The photographer peeked out through the trees again. | La fotógrafa volvió a asomarse por entre los árboles. |
| We could not see anything through the dark foliage. | No podíamos ver nada por entre el follaje oscuro. |
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