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04-03-2008, 08:22 AM
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Idiom
Do you know how to translate this idiom into Spanish?
"You throw me to the wolves!" Thanks! |
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04-03-2008, 09:44 AM
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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. Escuché frases como: - Me arrojaste al fuego - Me arrojaste a los lobos - Me sacrificaste - Me entregaste Hope it helps, but wait for others' opinions 
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04-03-2008, 09:50 AM
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Mem is correct: It means to sacrifice somebody else to save your own skin. What about: "Me sacrifices a los lobos"
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04-03-2008, 12:41 PM
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A little context would help, but how about "Me utilizaste como chivo expiatorio" ???? Hope it helps
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04-03-2008, 01:40 PM
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En España usamos la siguiente:
me pones a los pies de los caballos.
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04-03-2008, 02:13 PM
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How interesting Exx! I had never heard that!
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04-03-2008, 02:30 PM
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En México diríamos:
"Me mandas a la guerra sin fusil", aunque es muy coloquial y no conlleva la idea de sacrificar a uno para salvar a los demás. Ojalá sirva esta propuesta. Saludos |
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