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sich in die Knie zwingen lassen

Spanish translation: tambalear ante / achantarse ante / dejar amedrantarse por

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German term or phrase:sich in die Knie zwingen lassen
Spanish translation:tambalear ante / achantarse ante / dejar amedrantarse por
Entered by: Katrin Zinsmeister

12:57 Jan 8, 2002
German to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: sich in die Knie zwingen lassen
Es geht um einen Zeitungsartikel. "Die großartigste Stadt der Welt wird sich nicht in die Knie zwingen lassen“, ...
kadu
Spain
Local time: 00:06
no tambaleará ante..., no se achantará ante...,no se dejará amedrantar por....
Explanation:
Expresión hecha en alemán que quiere decir rendirse. Más bonito una de las expresiones arriba incidadas.

Tambalear: wanken (bonito dado se trata de una ciudad grande.
Achantarse: erpressen lassen
Admedrantarse: einschüchtern lassen
Selected response from:

ABZ
Local time: 00:06
Grading comment
Gracias, creo que tambalearse es la mejor expressión.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2no tambaleará ante..., no se achantará ante...,no se dejará amedrantar por....
ABZ
5no se deja poner de rodillas
Martijn Naarding
4obligar a alguien por las malas
Silvia Gómez (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
no se deja poner de rodillas


Explanation:
Ich denke dass die Idee so etwas ist als: nicht mit sich spielen lassen/sich hänseln lassen. es gibt auf Spanish aber auch eine Übersetzung mit Knie:
La ciudad más impresionante no deja ponerse de rodillas (no se deja hincar la rodilla).

Martijn Naarding
Spain
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Susana Cancino (X): pienso que esn este contexto mejor buscar otra opción.
52 mins
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
obligar a alguien por las malas


Explanation:
Vorschlag: "la mejor ciudad no se va a dejar avasallar"

Silvia Gómez (X)
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
no tambaleará ante..., no se achantará ante...,no se dejará amedrantar por....


Explanation:
Expresión hecha en alemán que quiere decir rendirse. Más bonito una de las expresiones arriba incidadas.

Tambalear: wanken (bonito dado se trata de una ciudad grande.
Achantarse: erpressen lassen
Admedrantarse: einschüchtern lassen


ABZ
Local time: 00:06
PRO pts in pair: 9
Grading comment
Gracias, creo que tambalearse es la mejor expressión.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pee Eff (X)
1 min
agree  Katrin Zinsmeister
1 hr
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