Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to have hands full
Spanish translation:
tener un caso complicado entre manos
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Paloma Vilar
Jun 26, 2004 16:17
20 yrs ago
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English term
to have hands full
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
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Slang
The surgeons have their hands full when they discover that the patient suffers from a multiple personality disorder.
¿Es algo así como meterse en un lío, encontrarse con un lío entre manos?
¿Es algo así como meterse en un lío, encontrarse con un lío entre manos?
Proposed translations
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Xenia Wong
Native in English
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Spanish
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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..tienen un caso complicado en sus manos cuando se encuentran que el paciente...
My thoughts.
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
The right words in the right place.
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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enfrentar un reto/una tarea importante
Significa que la tarea es más de lo que esperaban, un verdadero reto.
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margaret caulfield
Native in English
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Spanish
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
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Los cirujanos van de cráneo cuando descubren que el paciente padece.....
"van de cráneo" is the equivalent here in my humble opinion.
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