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14:13 Aug 31, 2018 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Francois Boye United States Local time: 23:22 | ||||||
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cobrar a alguien por jugar de comparsa to make somebody pay for playing puppet Explanation: Freeland made the Mexican negotiators pay for playing puppet with the White House resident |
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exact payment on - for playing puppet / second-rater in a puppet show Explanation: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/exact verb I'd say. |
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pay for sucking up to Explanation: Un día antes Freeland ********cobró a los negociadores mexicanos por haber jugado de comparsa******** con el habitante de la Casa Blanca. The day before Freeland .... made the Mexican negotiators pay for sucking up to the White House tenant |
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