Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sacarle el cuerpo
English translation:
shirk (his responsibilities)
Added to glossary by
Angel Biojo
Jan 22, 2013 06:00
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
sacarle el cuerpo
Spanish to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
General
...el estaba tratando de sacarle el cuerpo a sus responsabilidades.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | shirk (his responsibilities) |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 +7 | avoid |
Patricia González Schütz
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| 1 +1 | escape |
Wendy Streitparth
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Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Selected
shirk (his responsibilities)
Another option.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Jenni."
+7
1 hr
Patricia González Schütz
Italy
Italy
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Italy
Professionalism & Courtesy
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to Spanish, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
avoid
He was trying to avoid responsibility.
This is what this meaning means in Colombia; elsewhere I wouldn't know:
http://www.tubabel.com/definicion/26545-sacar-el-cuerpo
This is what this meaning means in Colombia; elsewhere I wouldn't know:
http://www.tubabel.com/definicion/26545-sacar-el-cuerpo
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: Not just Colombia, also Mexico, Venezuela, probably other countries too. "Evade" would be good; I prefer it, but "avoid" is OK.
2 hrs
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:))..."evade" is perfect, thank you Charles!
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| agree |
Cristina Gonzalez
2 hrs
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Gracias Cristina!!
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| agree |
Maria Mastruzzo
6 hrs
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Gracias Maria!!
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George Rabel
: With Charles
6 hrs
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Thank you George...and Charles!
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Neil Ashby
: it needs to be written "....his responsibilities". As you have written it implies that the subject is avoiding responibilties in general (or new ones perhaps) - the original is clear that the responsibilities are the subject's.
9 hrs
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Yes Dr Ashby, I agree with you! Always a bad thing to answer in a hurry.
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Mike Yarnold (X)
: Cop out: To avoid committing oneself in a situation where to do so might cause controversy or unpleasantness.
11 hrs
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Thank you Mike! Perhaps you should have posted it as an answer, they're all really good.
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Kara.Negrete
17 hrs
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A plain "agree" without any comment?? Thank you very much karanegrete!!
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+1
1 hr
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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40
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