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I hauled myself over the wall and into his yard...

Spanish translation: Me encaramé al muro y salté a su jardín

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English term or phrase:I hauled myself over the wall and into his yard...
Spanish translation:Me encaramé al muro y salté a su jardín

21:39 Nov 19, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-11-23 03:54:14 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literatue - Novel
English term or phrase: I hauled myself over the wall and into his yard...
In this sentence, the narrator is trying to get to his friend's house and in order to do that, he has to go through a neighborhood without being spotted. That's why, he decides to go over the walls until he gets to his friend's back yard. I have a problem with the translation of the ver "haul". Suggestions?
JulietaUnco
Argentina
Local time: 18:57
Me encaramé al muro y salté a su jardín
Explanation:
Me encaramé o conseguí encaramarme (dependiendo del contexto) creo que es una traducción bastante fiel.
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Elsa Gómez
Spain
Local time: 23:57
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6Me encaramé al muro y salté a su jardín
Elsa Gómez
4Me lancé sobre el muro a su jardín
Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
3me arrojé sobre el muro y caí en su jardín...
Florencio Alonso


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
i hauled myself over the wall and into his yard...
me arrojé sobre el muro y caí en su jardín...


Explanation:
También si es un hombre corpulento podría ser "arrojé mi humanidad".

Florencio Alonso
Uruguay
Local time: 18:57
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
i hauled myself over the wall and into his yard...
Me encaramé al muro y salté a su jardín


Explanation:
Me encaramé o conseguí encaramarme (dependiendo del contexto) creo que es una traducción bastante fiel.

Elsa Gómez
Spain
Local time: 23:57
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rocio Barrientos: encaramé perfecto
4 mins
  -> Gracias, Rocío.
agree  Estela Ponisio
10 mins
  -> Gracias, Estela.
agree  Bárbara Fernández: muy buena opción, coincido plenamente
53 mins
  -> Gracias, Bárbara.
agree  JohnMcDove: "sobre el muro" o "al muro"... "encaramarse" es una muy buena elección. :-)
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, John. Claro, podría ser "sobre". La imagen que transmite entonces es distinta. Creo que "al muro" pone el énfasis en la escalada dificultosa y "sobre el muro", al hecho de estar encima de él.
agree  Pablo Julián Davis: Con JohnMcD, "sobre el muro". Y repensaría "salté", verbo que no se condice muy bien con "encaramarse", mejor algo que connote dejarse caer. De todos modos: ¡pequeñeces! Grandiosa traducción, 'encaramarse' la clava.
6 hrs
  -> Hola Pablo. De acuerdo en "sobre". Te digo lo mismo que a John. En cuanto a "saltar" o "dejarse caer", vuelven a transmitir una imagen distinta cada uno; creo que son válidos los dos. Gracias.
agree  Assumpta Anglada
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Assumpta
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i hauled myself over the wall and into his yard...
Me lancé sobre el muro a su jardín


Explanation:
another alternative

Carlos Blanco, B.Sc. in Chemistry
Spain
Local time: 23:57
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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