Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gets us off the nut
Spanish translation:
nos saca de apuros
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Oct 4, 2007 00:02
16 yrs ago
English term
gets us off the nut
English to Spanish
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Context: A good day is one when we make two good sales of relatively late model cars; one sale gets us off the nut and a second one is gravy.
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Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | una venta nos saca de apuros; la segunda es un regalo |
David Russi
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| 4 | nos saca del apuro |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Oct 4, 2007 00:49: Marian Martin (X) Created KOG entry
Oct 4, 2007 03:06: David Russi changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/688852">Marian Martin (X)'s</a> old entry - "gets us off the nut"" to ""nos saca de apuros""
Proposed translations
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David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
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Spanish
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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una venta nos saca de apuros; la segunda es un regalo
gra£vy
2 a : something pleasing or valuable that occurs or is acquired over and above what would ordinarily be expected *such a job is pure gravy* b : unforeseen profits or income : profits from special or unexpected sources : WINDFALL
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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91
nos saca del apuro
Mike :)
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