Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
sacarle el cuerpo a uno
inglés translation:
give somebody the slip, steer clear of somebody
Added to glossary by
Lee Penya
Apr 24, 2003 21:15
22 yrs ago
español term
sacarle el cuerpo a uno
Non-PRO
español al inglés
Otros
This appears in a sign carried by opposers of a Puerto Rican political candidate:
"¡Sácale el cuerpo a (nombre)!"
"¡Sácale el cuerpo a (nombre)!"
Proposed translations
(inglés)
Proposed translations
3 minutos
Selected
to give the slip to (somebody)
Simon & Schuster's
Saludos, Sery
Saludos, Sery
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
5 minutos
avoid
stay away from
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christina Green
: This is the one!
5 minutos
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thank-you :)
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| agree |
Terry Burgess
: Yep!
12 minutos
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muchas gracias Terry
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+1
6 minutos
steer clear of (name)
translation from Oxford.
Another possibility:
Keep out of (name's) way!
Another possibility:
Keep out of (name's) way!
Peer comment(s):
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Sol
: yes, same meaning as mine, different words
11 minutos
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thanks, but I prefer mine! :-)
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+2
12 minutos
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in inglés
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: inglés (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: francés al inglés, alemán al inglés, español al inglés, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1214
Wipe him out!
Stealing somebody's body from him could mean to kill him
3 días 22 horas
To stand (name) up / to walk out on (name) / to leave (name) in the lurch
Hello! I think the opposers are asking the potential electors to stand that candidate up, to walk out on him, to leave him in the lurch... (by not voting for him).
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