a la fuerza ahorcan

English translation: you have to grin and bear it/you have to put up with it

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Spanish term or phrase:a la fuerza ahorcan
English translation:you have to grin and bear it/you have to put up with it
Entered by: Edward Tully

21:29 Jun 28, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Real Estate / A purchase offer for land
Spanish term or phrase: a la fuerza ahorcan
a quote - a la fuerza ahorcan, hay que apañarse
Wibblet
Local time: 05:21
you have to grin and bear it/you have to put up with it
Explanation:
Very common in UK English, US I don't know!
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Edward Tully
Local time: 06:21
Grading comment
Thanks very much

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Summary of answers provided
3 +4like it or not, gotta stick/cope with it
Sp-EnTranslator
5 +1you have to grin and bear it/you have to put up with it
Edward Tully


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
like it or not, gotta stick/cope with it


Explanation:
without further context this is very close to a guess, but check this
>>http://www.augustobriga.net/memoria/REFRANES.htm

there are many interpretaions for apañarse, depending on context/country, one of them is to deal/cope with something no matter how difficult that may be. Probably whoever said this, was about to take some action witouth desiring it, but had no choice.

Good luck.

Sp-EnTranslator
United States
Local time: 00:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
18 mins
  -> gracias, Mónica

agree  Hebe Martorella
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Hebe

agree  Egmont
18 hrs

agree  lydia velazquez: De acuerdo
1265 days
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
you have to grin and bear it/you have to put up with it


Explanation:
Very common in UK English, US I don't know!

Edward Tully
Local time: 06:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 148
Grading comment
Thanks very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armando Diaz: grin and bear it! Mejor opcion
1 day 1 min
  -> thanks Armando!
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