Spanish term
fantasear
Buen día. Siento que "fantasies" no da la idea de temor que siente el narrador. Es un "hacerse la cabeza", pensar todo el tiempo que podían pasar cosas malas. De que los ladrones de los que habla se puedan tomar revancha. Se me vienen a la mente otras posibles soluciones: "envision" "fear that", pero creo no estar dando en la tecla. En lo que me puedan ayudar lo voy a agradecer.
Saludos
We had fantasies of duels, of vendetta, of retaliation. X
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Proposed translations
United States
Spreading the Word in Three Languages
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
We conjured up duels, vendetta, retaliation.
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Note added at 14 mins (2024-06-07 13:29:50 GMT)
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CORRECTION: *puede suceder.
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Veronika Groke
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Thank you, Veronika!
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neilmac
: I like this option :-)
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Thank you, neilmac! I feel it's fitting for poetry. : )
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philgoddard
: Isn't this something you do to other people?
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Your mind also does it, involuntarily, when you are uneasy about potential outcomes.
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Maria Eugenia Moron
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Thank you, Maria!
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Paul Adie
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Thank you, Paul!
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
(we) fantasized (about)
https://www.google.com/search?q="fantasized about fairies"&s...
The individual in the excerpt fantasized about wars and battles, which could be seen as a metaphor for the battles or challenges that one faces
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Adoración Bodoque Martínez
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Thank you, Adoración!
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philgoddard
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Thank you, Phil!
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Andre Dumoulin
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Thank you, Andre!
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Sara Martínez Galán
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Thank you, Sara!
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we were haunted by...
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
We dreamt up
imagine
"We imagined duels, settling of scores, retaliation...."
United States
UOI Masters in Translation Graduate
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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