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copping out

Spanish translation: rehusar comprometerse, retractarse

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English term or phrase:copping out
Spanish translation:rehusar comprometerse, retractarse
Entered by: Oso (X)

22:03 May 23, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / language, linguistics, criticism
English term or phrase: copping out
As a culture, we call ourselves Spanish when referring to ourselves as a linguisitic group and when copping out [...] We call ourselves Hispanic when linking ourselves to other Spanish-speaking peoples of the Western hemisphere and when copping out.
Erasmo Ramirez
Local time: 05:18
rehusar comprometerse, retractarse
Explanation:
Hola Erasmo,
Son las definiciones que nos da el Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Oso (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5evadirse
Antonio Costa (X)
5 +2evadirse/escurrirle el bulto al problema
Terry Burgess
5rehusar comprometerse, retractarse
Oso (X)
4salimos del paso - salir del paso
Robert INGLEDEW
4...soslayar el tema...
Ramón Solá


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
evadirse/escurrirle el bulto al problema


Explanation:
Hola Erasmo!
Estas son las traducciones del Oxford del verbo "cop-out".
Suerte!
terry


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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3315

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melissa Damonte
32 mins
  -> Thank you Dammel:-)))
agree  Karina Pelech
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much ACB:-)))
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
salimos del paso - salir del paso


Explanation:
This is what the context suggests.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2664
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
evadirse


Explanation:
evadirse/escabulirse de un problema para no enfretarlo.

Antonio Costa (X)
PRO pts in pair: 478

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francisco Adell
2 mins
  -> Obrigado Francisco
agree  Melissa Damonte
27 mins
  -> Gracias Dammel
agree  Karina Pelech
1 hr
  -> Graias ACB
agree  Haydée González
1 hr
  -> Gracias Haydée
agree  ritchi
1 day 6 mins
  -> Gracias ritchi
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rehusar comprometerse, retractarse


Explanation:
Hola Erasmo,
Son las definiciones que nos da el Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 9863
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...soslayar el tema...


Explanation:
Could be another option.

HTH...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 04:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3952
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