wasn\'t going along with him.

Spanish translation: que no le siguiera la corriente

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English term or phrase:	wasn't going along with him.
Spanish translation:	que no le siguiera la corriente
Entered by:	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

20:51 Nov 9, 2018

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Manipulative people

English term or phrase: wasn\'t going along with him.

Context:

I remember how subtle but effective Joe could be with his implied (veiled) threats to punish anyone who wasn’t going along with him.

Translation:
Recuerdo lo sutil pero eficaz que era Joe con sus amenazas implícitas (encubiertas) para castigar a alguien que no estuviera de acuerdo con él.

Nota: lo de 'que no estuviera de acuerdo con él' me parece que no transmite la idea del todo en este caso, por tratarse de un manipulador; se me ocurre 'seguirle la corriente'. A ver qué me decís vosotros. Gracias.

Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain

que no le siguiera la corriente / que no le diera la razón

Explanation:
Yo también creo que "no estar de acuerdo" se queda corto.
"Seguir la corriente" me parece perfecto, y "dar la razón" también recoge la idea.

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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 03:26

Grading comment

excelente, gracias.
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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

alguien que no estuviera de acuerdo con él

Barbara Cochran, MFA

3 +2

que no le siguiera la corriente / que no le diera la razón

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

que no le siguiera la corriente/el rollo

Judith Armele

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

alguien que no estuviera de acuerdo con él

Explanation:
Soy completamente de acuerdo con tu interpretación.

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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 27

13 mins confidence:

que no le siguiera la corriente/el rollo

Explanation:
Si necesitases que fuera un poco más formal puedes usar el verbo avenir, "...para castigar a cualquiera que no se aviniese con sus formas/maneras."

Judith Armele
Mexico
Local time: 19:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias Judith

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

que no le siguiera la corriente / que no le diera la razón

Explanation:
Yo también creo que "no estar de acuerdo" se queda corto.
"Seguir la corriente" me parece perfecto, y "dar la razón" también recoge la idea.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 03:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1410

Grading comment

excelente, gracias.

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