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she is caught between her boyfriend and a person who is blackmailing her

Spanish translation: está atrapada entre su novio y la persona que la está chantajeando

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English term or phrase:she is caught between her boyfriend and a person who is blackmailing her
Spanish translation:está atrapada entre su novio y la persona que la está chantajeando
Entered by: Remy Arce

14:38 May 29, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / essay, Hitchcock
English term or phrase: she is caught between her boyfriend and a person who is blackmailing her
It was used in an essay about one of Hitchcock's films, Blackmail.
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está atrapada entre su novio y la persona que la está chantajeando
Explanation:
literal, pero responde al original
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Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 17:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +11está atrapada entre su novio y la persona que la está chantajeando
Remy Arce
4 +1está / se siente atrapada entre el chantajista y su ser querido / y su novio
Xenia Wong
3está pillada / atrapada entre su novio y un(a) chantajista
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
2apresada entre su novio y un sujeto que la chantajea
Verónica Lassa


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
está atrapada entre su novio y la persona que la está chantajeando


Explanation:
literal, pero responde al original

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 17:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 139
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia De Jorge
2 mins
  -> ¡gracias Lydia, Saludos!
agree  Mónica Algazi
3 mins
  -> ¡gracias Mónica!
agree  Aitor Aizpuru
5 mins
  -> ¡gracias Aitor!
agree  Maria Cristina Cavassa
10 mins
  -> ¡gracias ninlil!
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
12 mins
  -> ¡gracias María!
agree  Mariadelpila (X)
14 mins
  -> ¡gracias María del Pilar!
agree  estelajenjo
34 mins
  -> ¡gracias Estela!
agree  olv10siq
58 mins
  -> ¡gracias olv10siq!
agree  Adriana Martinez
2 hrs
  -> ¡gracias Adriana!
agree  Juan Carlos García
2 hrs
  -> ¡gracias Juan carlos!
agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar
2 hrs
  -> ¡gracias Rafael!, buen fin de semana.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
apresada entre su novio y un sujeto que la chantajea


Explanation:
Dependiendo del contexto, también puede ser "la atrapan..." y pondría cuidado al "A person who" y no "THE person who" si no lo deja claro el contexto.

Ojalá ayude

Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
está / se siente atrapada entre el chantajista y su ser querido / y su novio


Explanation:
Otra forma más fluída.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara: Xenia a los 500, 000 siglos!!!!!!!!!!!!! Agri contigo
2 hrs
  -> Mil gracias, Malega....si, un poco atareada...saludos.
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
está pillada / atrapada entre su novio y un(a) chantajista


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 23:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1556
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