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I couldn’t set it down.

Spanish translation: no lo podía soltar / no lo quería soltar

16:38 Jul 29, 2014
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / informal conversation
English term or phrase: I couldn’t set it down.
Es una competencia de cocina. El juez le pregunta a Ken sobre sus victoria, y Ken le dice que ganó pero su ayudante no le dejó agarrar el trofeo. Y no entiendo qué quiere decir el ayudante de Ken, B, con " I couldn’t set it down". Seguramente es una tontería, y no me doy cuenta. Gracias de antemano!!!


A: Ken, I hear you got a perfect score and some first place wins in the Memphis area. You must’ve been pretty pumped that day.


Ken: Yeah, problem is my participant here wouldn’t let me have the trophy.

A: You all have to arm wrestle for it?

Ken: That’s right.

B: I couldn’t set it down.
SabriR
Argentina
Local time: 09:09
Spanish translation:no lo podía soltar / no lo quería soltar
Explanation:
estaba tan emocionado el asistente que no quiso soltar el trofeo.
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Ginnett Zabala
United States
Local time: 08:09
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4 +5no lo podía soltar / no lo quería soltar
Ginnett Zabala


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
i couldn’t set it down.
no lo podía soltar / no lo quería soltar


Explanation:
estaba tan emocionado el asistente que no quiso soltar el trofeo.

Ginnett Zabala
United States
Local time: 08:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans Geluk: si, lo entiendo así también. También, pero menos literal: "no lo podía perder de vista" (porque entonces me lo cogería-SP/agarraría-AR) http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/set down
3 mins
  -> Gracias Hans
agree  George Rabel
59 mins
  -> Gracias George
agree  Phoenix III
2 hrs
agree  Mónica Algazi
4 hrs
agree  JohnMcDove
13 hrs
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