Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
salir raíces
English translation:
grow roots, get glued to the spot/place
Spanish term
salir raíces
¡Sí! Finalmente, aquí está el autobús. Ya me iban a salir raíces… ¿Sabes por cuánto tiempo he estado aquí parada esperando?
| 3 +5 | I almost got glued to the spot/place |
Darius Saczuk
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| 4 +1 | to sprout roots |
Marcelo González
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| 4 | put out roots |
Nedra Rivera Huntington
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| 3 | rooted to the spot |
lugoben
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Jul 22, 2016 17:06: Darius Saczuk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2049278">scar999's</a> old entry - "salir raíces"" to ""I almost got glued to the spot/place""
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Proposed translations
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
I almost got glued to the spot/place
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Note added at 25 mins (2016-07-15 15:44:53 GMT)
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or simply: I ALMOST STARTED TO GROW ROOTS
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Note added at 27 mins (2016-07-15 15:46:36 GMT)
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No time for left turns - Letters - Castanet.net
Castanet.net › news › No-time-for-left-tu...
Mar 26, 2012 - ... southbound on Spall waiting to turn left onto Hwy 97 for so long one day that I almost grew roots.
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
to sprout roots
Finally, here comes the bus. I was about to/starting to sprout roots.
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-07-15 16:26:57 GMT)
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omg finally, I was about to sprout roots waiting for an update; ...
https://m.fanfiction.net/r/5046683/0/3/
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neilmac
: Yes! Here comes/came the bus at last. I was starting to sprout roots..."
2 hrs
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Many thanks, Neil. Cheers :-)
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United States
Reliability, conscientiousness and style
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
put out roots
However, I think "grow roots" (suggested above) might be the simplest.
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