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walk him to death

English translation: Could walk much longer that RJ could

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English term or phrase:walk him to death
Selected answer:Could walk much longer that RJ could
Entered by: Hakki Ucar

05:00 May 18, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: walk him to death
This Anselmo had been a good guide and he could travel wonderfully in the mountains. Robert Jordan could walk well enough himself and he knew from following him since before daylight that the old man could walk him to death. Robert Jordan trusted the man,
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 11:07
Could walk much longer that RJ could
Explanation:
If RJ let him lead as long as he would, it would be longer than RJ could physically handle it.
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JW Narins
United States
Local time: 04:07
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +8Could walk much longer that RJ could
JW Narins


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Could walk much longer that RJ could


Explanation:
If RJ let him lead as long as he would, it would be longer than RJ could physically handle it.

JW Narins
United States
Local time: 04:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you

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agree  JaneTranslates
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
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agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
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agree  LSanders: Just one correction: Could walk much longer than RJ could
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Yes, of course) Thanks for that. Don't know if I can correct it, but I hereby affirm that LSanders is entirely right about this.
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