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Nadia D · 04-03-2008, 09:22 AM

Do you know how to translate this idiom into Spanish?

"You throw me to the wolves!"

Thanks!

mem286 · 04-03-2008, 10:44 AM

throw

sb. to the wolves Fig. to sacrifice someone to save the rest;
to abandon someone to harm. (Fig. on the image of giving one
person to the wolves to eat so the rest can get away.) The investigation
was going to be rigorous and unpleasant, and I could see

they were going to throw someone to the wolves.

Escuch� frases como:

- Me arrojaste al fuego
- Me arrojaste a los lobos
- Me sacrificaste
- Me entregaste

Hope it helps, but wait for others' opinions

vicente · 04-03-2008, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mem286

throw

sb. to the wolves Fig. to sacrifice someone to save the rest;
to abandon someone to harm. (Fig. on the image of giving one
person to the wolves to eat so the rest can get away.) The investigation
was going to be rigorous and unpleasant, and I could see

they were going to throw someone to the wolves.

Escuch� frases como:

- Me arrojaste al fuego
- Me arrojaste a los lobos
- Me sacrificaste
- Me entregaste

Hope it helps, but wait for others' opinions

Mem is correct:

It means to sacrifice somebody else to save your own skin.

What about: "Me sacrifices a los lobos"

Hebe · 04-03-2008, 01:41 PM

A little context would help, but how about "Me utilizaste como chivo expiatorio" ???? Hope it helps

exxc�ntrica · 04-03-2008, 02:40 PM

En España usamos la siguiente:

me pones a los pies de los caballos.

mem286 · 04-03-2008, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exxc�ntrica

En Espa�a usamos la siguiente:

me pones a los pies de los caballos.

How interesting Exx! I had never heard that!

CarlosRoberto · 04-03-2008, 03:30 PM

En M�xico dir�amos:

"Me mandas a la guerra sin fusil",

aunque es muy coloquial y no conlleva la idea de sacrificar a uno para salvar a los dem�s.

Ojal� sirva esta propuesta.

Saludos

04-03-2008, 09:22 AM	#1
Nadia D Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 702 Rep Power: 257	Idiom Do you know how to translate this idiom into Spanish? "You throw me to the wolves!" Thanks!

04-03-2008, 10:44 AM	#2
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 1,087 Rep Power: 1258	*throw* sb. to the wolves Fig. to sacrifice someone to save the rest; to abandon someone to harm. (Fig. on the image of giving one person to the wolves to eat so the rest can get away.) The investigation was going to be rigorous and unpleasant, and I could see they were going to throw someone to the wolves. Escuch� frases como: - Me arrojaste al fuego - Me arrojaste a los lobos - Me sacrificaste - Me entregaste Hope it helps, but wait for others' opinions __________________ ================= ====-mem286-====

04-03-2008, 01:41 PM	#4
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 910 Rep Power: 2087	A little context would help, but how about "Me utilizaste como chivo expiatorio" ???? Hope it helps __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫

04-03-2008, 02:40 PM	#5
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 951 Rep Power: 780	En España usamos la siguiente: me pones a los pies de los caballos. __________________ �Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se d� a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a s� misma." *Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India*

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04-03-2008, 03:30 PM	#7
CarlosRoberto Contributing User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ciudad de M�xico Age: 42 Posts: 147 Rep Power: 156	En M�xico dir�amos: "Me mandas a la guerra sin fusil", aunque es muy coloquial y no conlleva la idea de sacrificar a uno para salvar a los dem�s. Ojal� sirva esta propuesta. Saludos

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