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bloody up

Spanish translation: hacerles sufrir un poco

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English term or phrase:bloody them up a bit
Spanish translation:hacerles sufrir un poco
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

11:56 Sep 21, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: bloody up
The following is in a letter from a lawyer to his clients:

"Attached is a draft of what I intend to file with the Court to try to "bloody them up" just a little bit. Make no mistake, the Supreme Court case to which I refer is extremely dangerous to us. My interpretation of the Hague Convention is that..."

What does he mean by "bloody them up"?

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marcelo687
Chile
Local time: 14:16
hacerles sufrir un poco
Explanation:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/bloody

he was bloodied but unbowed (fig) había sufrido pero no se daba por vencido
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 20:16
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3 +4hacerles (un poco de) daño
Pablo Cruz
3hacerles sufrir un poco
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

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hacerles (un poco de) daño


Explanation:

Según una entrada inglés-inglés
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/English/art_literary/371859-bloody...
Término o frase en inglés: bloody up
Traducción al inglés: to injure, to wound

...or perhaps raise guerrillas to bloody them up a bit before they reach you...
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=76667.15

Saludos

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Note added at 1 hora (2014-09-21 13:09:58 GMT)
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PS: lo del... un poco de... es por lo que viene después en la frase, no algo intrínseco al término

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hacerles sufrir un poco


Explanation:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/bloody

he was bloodied but unbowed (fig) había sufrido pero no se daba por vencido

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