"Metiendo la mano en el bolsillo"

English translation: by putting his hand in my pocket

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Spanish term or phrase:"Metiendo la mano en el bolsillo"
English translation:by putting his hand in my pocket
Entered by: patinba

14:45 Apr 10, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: "Metiendo la mano en el bolsillo"
Entiendo lo que significa y preciso una frase más o menos equivalente en inglés.


"....se toma atribuciones que no le corresponden. Primero y principal, metiendo la mano en el bolsillo. Discúlpeme la expresión.
Alicia Casal
Argentina
Local time: 16:23
by putting his hand in my pocket
Explanation:
en ingles se usa igual
Marketplace Christianity: Discovering the Kingdom Purpose ...
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Robert Fraser - 2011 - ‎Religion
They have mastered the art of putting their hand in my pocket and extracting money. An entrepreneur had a similar video store experience, but he decided to do ...
I'll support anyone that doesn't keep putting their hand in my ...
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I'll support anyone that doesn't keep putting their hand in my pocket. Political Ideology.
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 16:23
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2by putting his hand in my pocket
patinba
4 +2picking my pocket...
Ana Vozone
4First and foremost, putting their hands in my pocket
Aaron Kircher


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"metiendo la mano en el bolsillo"
by putting his hand in my pocket


Explanation:
en ingles se usa igual
Marketplace Christianity: Discovering the Kingdom Purpose ...
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0975390554 - Traducir esta página
Robert Fraser - 2011 - ‎Religion
They have mastered the art of putting their hand in my pocket and extracting money. An entrepreneur had a similar video store experience, but he decided to do ...
I'll support anyone that doesn't keep putting their hand in my ...
https://www.facebook.com/...putting-their-hand-in-...
Traducir esta página
I'll support anyone that doesn't keep putting their hand in my pocket. Political Ideology.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 170

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Could also be your/one's/our pocket...
16 hrs
  -> Yes! Thanks, Neil.

agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
picking my pocket...


Explanation:
Suggestion.

To give more accurate context, I added the word "government" (Le pick-pocket "par excellence") to my search ;)

Example sentence(s):
  • But how will picking my pocket make our roads safer? ... The Government announced yesterday that from July, police will be able to issue
  • The government was constantly picking my pocket and the whole state ... are tightening their belts, government must tighten its belt too
Ana Vozone
Local time: 20:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Ulla: Sounds right, yes!
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Natalia!

agree  Julio Bereciartu
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thank you, saruro!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
First and foremost, putting their hands in my pocket


Explanation:
It is best if hand is plural - sounds more like an idiom that way and less literal. Also, with more context it would be evident if you would be better off saying 'in our pockets'.

Example sentence(s):
  • People are more inclined to put their hands in their pockets to help children.

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/put+hand+in+pocket
Aaron Kircher
United States
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  neilmac: Spurious reasoning; IMO the verb is only plural in the example because "people" is.
12 hrs

neutral  AllegroTrans: a gang of pickpockets?
1 day 4 hrs
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