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Apretado entre objetos

English translation: Caught, stuck between objects

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Spanish term or phrase:Apretado entre objetos
English translation:Caught, stuck between objects
Entered by: Eloisa Anchezar

15:05 Aug 3, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Other / ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS / NEAR-MISSES
Spanish term or phrase: Apretado entre objetos
nature of the accident: Apretado entre objetos

Estibando bloques de hormigon de aproximadamente 40 x 40 x 10 cm en un carreton de transporte al intentar acomodar un bloque cae otro bloque que se encontraba en la pila contigüa sobre el pulgar de la mano derecha
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Caught, stuck between objects
Explanation:
Ya

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-03 16:54:53 GMT)
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"Pinned" ia another option, often we would say "caught or pinned between two objects".
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 06:35
Grading comment
thank you all!!
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5 +7Caught, stuck between objects
Henry Hinds


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Caught, stuck between objects


Explanation:
Ya

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-03 16:54:53 GMT)
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"Pinned" ia another option, often we would say "caught or pinned between two objects".

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 06:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 714
Grading comment
thank you all!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  psantizo: Agreed.I think "caught" conveys the thought better then "stuck"
5 mins
  -> Gracias, Psantizo.
agree  Joaquín DONDO: I'd choose "caught"
6 mins
  -> Gracias, Joaquín.
agree  Edward Tully
8 mins
  -> Gracias, Ed.
agree  vanesa medina
13 mins
  -> Gracias, Pao.
agree  Ana Brassara
31 mins
  -> Gracias, Anita.
agree  Cinnamon Nolan: I like "cuaght" better, too.
54 mins
  -> Gracias, Cinnamon.
agree  Susy Ordaz
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Susy.
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