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Get a word in edgeways

Spanish translation: No me está dejando intervenir

09:55 Sep 3, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism / Get a word in edgeways
English term or phrase: Get a word in edgeways
Hi, I am translating to Spanish the following piece of news intended for Latin American readers: "Piers Morgan loses his cool during row with Nicola Sturgeon live on GMB over MPs 'betraying' Brexit voters - but she laughs and says 'I can't get a word in edgeways"
Mi intengo de traducción:
Piers Morgan se enfada durante la discusión con Nicola Sturgeon transmitida en vivo por GMB en torno a la traición de la parlamentaria a los electores, pero ella se ríe diciendo "no me dejas decir una palabra". Pude ver el vídeo de esta entrevista y se puede observar la discusión del periodista, que no deja hablar a la parlamentaria. Después de tratar 3 veces de hablar y el periodista sigue hablando, ella sonríe y dice: I can't get a word in edgeways.

Gracias por sus sugerencias

Saludos,
Maria Villasmil
Spanish translation:No me está dejando intervenir
Explanation:
Since this is a discussion between politicians, I think using "usted" is more appropriate.
Selected response from:

Elisa Fernández Vic
Spain
Local time: 17:40
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2no me deja decir ni una palabra/nada
Rebecca Breekveldt
4 +1No me está dejando intervenir
Elisa Fernández Vic
3 +2no me deja meter baza
Andy Watkinson
5No me deja hablar
Cristina Parra
3no le dejan hablar a uno
Chema Nieto Castañón


Discussion entries: 2





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get a word in edgeways
No me está dejando intervenir


Explanation:
Since this is a discussion between politicians, I think using "usted" is more appropriate.

Elisa Fernández Vic
Spain
Local time: 17:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Parra: Gracias por su sugerencia.
2 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
get a word in edgeways
no me deja decir ni una palabra/nada


Explanation:
Yo usaría 'deja' que puede ser 'usted', o como que esta hablando 'aside'.

Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Parra: Gracias por su sugerencia.
2 hrs
agree  Mónica Algazi
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
get a word in edgeways
no me deja meter baza


Explanation:
Expresión común, al menos en España.

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 17:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Juan Jacob: Será... pero se pide para América Latina.
2 hrs
agree  Cristina Polanski
2 hrs
agree  Cristina Parra: Gracias por su sugerencia.
4 days
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cannot get a word in edgeways
no le dejan hablar a uno


Explanation:
El tono de Sturgeon que remarca el original no parece ser el de una simple queja. La sutil retranca de la primera ministra ante la reacción de Morgan podría evocarse, por ejemplo, con un lacónico "no le dejan hablar a uno".

Piers Morgan pierde la calma con la primera ministra de Escocia, Nicola Sturgeon, durante una discusión retransmitida en directo en la GMB sobre la "traición" de los parlamentarios a los votantes del Brexit -mientras ella sonríe y dice, "no le dejan hablar a uno aquí"

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 17:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
get a word in edgeways
No me deja hablar


Explanation:
Muchas gracias por su sugerencia. Saludos

Example sentence(s):
  • No me deja hablar
Cristina Parra
Venezuela
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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