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get into a tight spot

Spanish translation: meterse en un aprieto/apuro

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English term or phrase:get into a tight spot
Spanish translation:meterse en un aprieto/apuro
Entered by: María T. Vargas

11:25 Jul 29, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Psychology / Personality test
English term or phrase: get into a tight spot
Es un personality test, la pregunta completa es

In managing your life, do you tend to
(A) undertake too much and get into a tight spot, or
(B) restrict yourself to what you can comfortably handle?

Muchas gracias
Andrea Kalaydjian
South Africa
Local time: 01:50
meterse en un aprieto
Explanation:
35 años traduciendo sociología, psicología, etc. Suerte.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-07-29 11:48:49 GMT)
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Puede ser también "meterse en un apuro"
Selected response from:

María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 01:50
Grading comment
muchisimas gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6meterse en un aprieto
María T. Vargas
4(asumir demasiado) y verse en apuros
Lydia De Jorge
4abarcar mucho y apretar poco
Veronica Poblete
3apurándose mucho
Tradjur


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
apurándose mucho


Explanation:
Seguro que hay mejores formas de expresarlo (yo ando un poco espesa :)), pero ése es el sentido. Saludos

Tradjur
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(asumir demasiado) y verse en apuros


Explanation:
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 18:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
meterse en un aprieto


Explanation:
35 años traduciendo sociología, psicología, etc. Suerte.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-07-29 11:48:49 GMT)
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Puede ser también "meterse en un apuro"

María T. Vargas
Spain
Local time: 01:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
muchisimas gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
51 mins
  -> Gracias, coleg
agree  Cándida Artime Peñeñori
53 mins
  -> Gracias, Cándida
agree  Marsha Wilkie
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marsha
agree  jacana54 (X)
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, colea
agree  JPMedicalTrans
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Alex
agree  Xenia Wong
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, colega
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abarcar mucho y apretar poco


Explanation:
Si bien no es la traducción literal me parece que se refiere al proverbio "quien mucho abarca poco aprieta" (lo caul termina metiéndolo a uno en apuros

Veronica Poblete
Local time: 19:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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