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made all of her missteps my fault.

Spanish translation: Me culpaba de todos sus desatinos.

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English term or phrase:made all of her missteps my fault.
Spanish translation:Me culpaba de todos sus desatinos.

20:29 Sep 9, 2014
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-09-12 21:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Psychology / Sociopaths
English term or phrase: made all of her missteps my fault.
Context:

She would "steal" money from me and lie about it. She made all of her missteps my fault.

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Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain
Me culpaba de todos sus desatinos.
Explanation:
Otra opción
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George Rabel
Local time: 21:25
Grading comment
great
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Me culpaba de todos sus desatinos.
George Rabel
4me hacía responsable de todos sus errores
Pedro Rodríguez
3 +1Hacía creer que todo lo que ella había hecho mal era culpa mía.
Mónica Algazi
4...y todos sus tropiezos a mí me los achacaba/endilgaba.
Cándida Artime Peñeñori
3me echó la culpa de todos sus metidas de pata/errores a mí
David Hollywood
3Me cargó a mí todos sus fechorías
Andy Watkinson


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Me culpaba de todos sus desatinos.


Explanation:
Otra opción

George Rabel
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 112
Grading comment
great

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Pues has dado en plena diana. Saludos George.
41 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Bea. Es que en estos días estuve oyendo a Rosario en "Algo contigo" y me acordé de la palabra :)
agree  JohnMcDove
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, John
agree  mareug
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, mareug
agree  Susana E. Cano Méndez: Me gusta "desatino", pero, sobre todo, la noción de "culpa", que supongo vendrá al pelo :)
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Susana.
agree  Alicia Casal
20 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Alicia
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
me hacía responsable de todos sus errores


Explanation:
Otra sugerencia

Pedro Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 03:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hacía creer que todo lo que ella había hecho mal era culpa mía.


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 198

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: y una buena :)
1 min
  -> Gracias, David.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
me echó la culpa de todos sus metidas de pata/errores a mí


Explanation:
a lo mejor

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-09-09 20:38:58 GMT)
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o: meteduras

David Hollywood
Local time: 22:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Me cargó a mí todos sus fechorías


Explanation:
Para variar.

Utilizo "fechorías" por no saber realmente cuáles eran estos "missteps".



Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...y todos sus tropiezos a mí me los achacaba/endilgaba.


Explanation:
Un giro que me parece sugestivo.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-09-09 22:10:29 GMT)
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Si se suprime "a mí" resulta más eufónico.

Cándida Artime Peñeñori
Cuba
Local time: 21:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 61
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