Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
catch himself or herself
Spanish translation:
evitó la caída
English term
catch himself or herself
| 5 +2 | evitó la caída |
Anastasiya Horyacheva (X)
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| 3 +1 | atajarse |
Carla Veniani
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| 4 | frenarse |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | pero lo pensó dos veces |
Steven Huddleston
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| 3 | sujetarse |
Paula Hernandez
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Proposed translations
evitó la caída
11. verb To stop oneself from doing something. In this usage, "catch" is followed by a reflexive pronoun.
Bill tripped over the step but managed to catch himself on the railing before falling.
I almost asked about her boyfriend when I caught myself, remembering that they had broken up
| Muchas gracias, me ayudó mucho su sugerencia. |
| agree |
Cristian Lucero
54 mins
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| agree |
Juan Gil
: Exacto: la persona tropezo y se golpeo al tratar de evitar caer.
1 day 17 hrs
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atajarse
Así lo diríamos, por lo menos, en Argentina.
¡Suerte!
[...] al hacer un paso de baile, tropezó y aunque intentó atajarse, terminó en el suelo.
El adolescente, de 16 años, cayó de cabeza e intentó atajarse, por lo cual se fracturó las muñecas [...]
Mexico
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pero lo pensó dos veces
Estaba a punto de decirlo, pero lo pensó dos veces y solo dijo, "gracias".
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
frenarse
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-31 04:14:06 GMT)
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en el sentido de no decir demasiado
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-01-31 04:17:35 GMT)
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callarse (before he/she said too much)
United Kingdom
"Qualified, experienced and reliable"
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Discussion
One can also "trip" when speaking. Remember when Condoleeza Rice referred to George Bush as "my husband".