the nation had almost visibly been choking on it for the past two years

Spanish translation: sofocaba visiblemente

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English term or phrase:the nation had almost visibly been choking on it for the past two years
Spanish translation:sofocaba visiblemente
Entered by: phortelano

22:01 Mar 27, 2003
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English term or phrase: the nation had almost visibly been choking on it for the past two years
"..finally able to express a popular outrage so bitter and profound that the nation had almost visibly been choking on it for the past two years -sicne the outbreak of the Palestinian intifada."

had almost visible been choking on it?

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Pilar
phortelano
Local time: 15:09
sofocaba visiblemente
Explanation:
creo que choking se contempla mejor en esp. como sofocar...la indignacion...sofocaba visiblemente... al pueblo
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rcahillpr
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Gracias amigos.

Saludos,

Pilar
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5 +1sofocaba visiblemente
rcahillpr
5una indignación popular tan amarga que casi había atragantado a la nación por los últimos dos años
Raquel Iglesias


  

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una indignación popular tan amarga que casi había atragantado a la nación por los últimos dos años


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espero que te ayude

Raquel Iglesias
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Local time: 15:09
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sofocaba visiblemente


Explanation:
creo que choking se contempla mejor en esp. como sofocar...la indignacion...sofocaba visiblemente... al pueblo

rcahillpr
PRO pts in pair: 32
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Gracias amigos.

Saludos,

Pilar

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