Oct 15, 2003 11:14
20 yrs ago
Spanish term
al retortero de
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
"Había pasado toda su vida al retortero de los hombres políticos"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | being pushed around |
James Calder
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| 5 | on the go, running about |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 +1 | believing politicians' false promises |
Valentín Hernández Lima
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| 5 | in the hands of |
Berru
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
James Calder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Sports/creative translation and writing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Portuguese to English
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being pushed around
As in, 'He spent his whole life being pushed around by politicians'.
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Note added at 2003-10-15 11:23:29 (GMT)
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Perhaps that ought to be, \'He had spent...\'
\'llevar al retortero de\' = \'to push someone around\' (Collins). It has a negative connotation to it.
Other possibilities are \'being bossed around\' or \'running around after\'.
Other possibilities are
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Note added at 2003-10-15 11:23:29 (GMT)
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Perhaps that ought to be, \'He had spent...\'
\'llevar al retortero de\' = \'to push someone around\' (Collins). It has a negative connotation to it.
Other possibilities are \'being bossed around\' or \'running around after\'.
Other possibilities are
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7 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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12685
on the go, running about
Mike :)
Oxford "retortero"
retortero m twist; andar/ir al retortero (fam) (estar muy ocupado) to be on the go (colloq); (estar
enamorado) to be head over heels in love; llevar a algn al retortero (fam) to have sb twisted o
wrapped around one’s little finger (colloq); tener algo al retortero (fam): tiene toda la casa al
retortero the whole house is in a mess o a real state (colloq); traer a algn al retortero (fam) to keep
sb on the go o running about
Oxford "retortero"
retortero m twist; andar/ir al retortero (fam) (estar muy ocupado) to be on the go (colloq); (estar
enamorado) to be head over heels in love; llevar a algn al retortero (fam) to have sb twisted o
wrapped around one’s little finger (colloq); tener algo al retortero (fam): tiene toda la casa al
retortero the whole house is in a mess o a real state (colloq); traer a algn al retortero (fam) to keep
sb on the go o running about
+1
7 mins
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
37 happy years translating for millions
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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1336
believing politicians' false promises
believing the false promises of politicians.
Posiblemente esto se refiera a la tercera acepción de la expresión "traer a alguien al retortero" según el DRAE, a saber:
traer a alguien al retortero.
1. fr. coloq. Traerle a vueltas de un lado a otro.
2. fr. coloq. No dejarle parar, dándole continuas y perentorias ocupaciones.
3.Tenerle engañado con falsas promesas y fingidos halagos.
Saludos colegiales,
V
Posiblemente esto se refiera a la tercera acepción de la expresión "traer a alguien al retortero" según el DRAE, a saber:
traer a alguien al retortero.
1. fr. coloq. Traerle a vueltas de un lado a otro.
2. fr. coloq. No dejarle parar, dándole continuas y perentorias ocupaciones.
3.Tenerle engañado con falsas promesas y fingidos halagos.
Saludos colegiales,
V
5 hrs
in the hands of
he spent his whole life in the hands of politicians
I think its more accurate
I think its more accurate
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