English term
Spain
I could barely squeeze through the thing
Mi propuesta es:
Cuando dijo un agujero en la pared, no estaba bromeando. Apenas podía apretarme para entrar en esa cosa y sonaba de su lenguaje como si él se hubiera raspado más que un poco de piel.
Non-PRO (2): Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT, Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
a duras penas logré deslizarme a través de ese hueco
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-01-03 12:01:21 GMT)
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Cuando escribí esto estaba con problemas técnicos y no pude extenderme, pero querría agregar que también se puede usar "orificio" en lugar de hueco...
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Mónica Algazi
: Así como lo pusiste originalmente.
2 hrs
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¡Gracias Mónica!
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Rosa Plana Castillón
3 hrs
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¡Gracias Rosacast!
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Apretujada, apenas pude pasar por el hueco
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-01-03 01:55:33 GMT)
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Or:
Aún apretujada, apenas...
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-01-03 01:56:41 GMT)
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The 5 is accidental, I'd have chosen 4
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Alexandra Goldburt
15 mins
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Muchas gracias, Alexandra
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Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
1 hr
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Muchas gracias, Carmen
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InterpreterALE
2 hrs
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Muchísimas gracias
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Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
conseguí pasar estrujándome / apretujándome a duras penas /// conseguí pasar a presión a duras penas
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Ines Garcia Botana
: Buena respuesta. Yo diría "Conseguí pasar a duras penas" Se sobreentiende.
38 mins
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Sí, mejor. Muchas gracias, Inés - Bea
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
3 hrs
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Gracias, Claudia - Bea
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apenas pude escurrirme a su través y su expresión denotaba que el mismo había ...
Spain
Transcreation + software localization
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
me costó horrores atravesarlo / pasar por él
O:-)
A duras penas pude meterme por el hueco
Peru
Accuracy and Commitment
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Peruvian, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
con las justas pude apretujarme por la cosa esa
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