You reel me out and you cut the string

Spanish translation: me das piola y luego la cortas

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English term or phrase:You reel me out and you cut the string
Spanish translation:me das piola y luego la cortas
Entered by: Cesar Serrano

02:45 Jul 4, 2007
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English term or phrase: You reel me out and you cut the string
Es de un tema de Radiohead - 15 step que tradusco para radiohead latinoamerica, me suena muy rara esa frase , alguien?
Damian Lopez
me das piola y luego la cortas
Explanation:
me das piola y luego la cortas
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Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 09:45
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Summary of answers provided
5me das piola y luego la cortas
Cesar Serrano
4tirás del piolín y cortás la soga
Cecilia Della Croce
4me das cuerda y luego la cortas/dejas que me aleje y luego cortas los lazos
Cecilia Gowar
4me sacas del agua y cortas la soga*
Beatriz Galiano (X)


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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you reel me out the you cut the string
tirás del piolín y cortás la soga


Explanation:
dice you reel me out AND you cut the string

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you reel me out and you cut the string
me das cuerda y luego la cortas/dejas que me aleje y luego cortas los lazos


Explanation:
Reel out es desenrollar la tanza y dejar que el anzuelo se aleje....

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
you reel me out and you cut the string
me das piola y luego la cortas


Explanation:
me das piola y luego la cortas

Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 09:45
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gracias
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you reel me out and you cut the string
me sacas del agua y cortas la soga*


Explanation:
Me atrapas y me dejas, es la idea.(como si se tratara de un pez)

Creo que la idea es clara, me atrapas como con un reel y luego cortas la soga perdiéndome o dejándome ir.

suerte.

Beatriz Galiano (X)
Argentina
Local time: 13:45
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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