a la rastra: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Dragged along the ground or over a surface, usually by force.
- Moved or carried in a manner that involves pulling and resistance.
Examples
BetaEl viejo sofá fue arrastrado a la basura a la rastra porque nadie pudo cargarlo.
The old sofa was dragged to the trash along the ground because no one could carry it.
Los trabajadores movieron los sacos a la rastra debido al terreno irregular del almacén.
The workers dragged the sacks along the ground because of the uneven terrain in the warehouse.
Vi que arrastraban a la rastra una gran caja por el pasillo sin usar ningún carro.
I saw them dragging a large box along the floor down the hallway without using any cart.
Las piedras fueron desplazadas a la rastra para despejar el camino después de la tormenta.
The stones were dragged along the ground to clear the path after the storm.
- Figuratively, brought or led unwillingly; compelled or forced into a situation against one's will.
Examples
BetaNo me gusta que me lleven a la rastra en decisiones que afectan solo a mí.
I don't like to be forced unwillingly into decisions that only affect me.
A María la trajeron a la rastra al evento familiar, aunque ella no quería asistir.
They brought María along unwillingly to the family event, even though she didn't want to attend.
No quiero que me lleven a la rastra para hacer algo que no me parece correcto.
I don't want to be forced into doing something I don't think is right.
Examples:
- ES: Lo traje a la rastra.EN: I dragged him in.
- ES: Me sacarán a la rastra.EN: They can carry me out.EN: They can carry me out.
- ES: -Te traje a la rastra.EN: - I dragged you.
- ES: Estoy hablando de coger tanto que vas a tener que ir a tu casa a la rastra.EN: I'm talkin' about gettin' fucked so good... you might be able to crawl home three days later.
- ES: Gran recogida. La lleva a la rastra, fuera de peligro.EN: Gets her on the sled and out of harm's way.
- ES: Y con un joven a la rastra.EN: And with a young man in tow.
- ES: ¡Un día, se llevan a la rastra el puente del Bósforo! .EN: One day, they'll walk off with the Bosporus Bridge!
- ES: Tenía que sacarlo a la rastra de las playas para que fuera a trabajar.EN: I had to drag him off the beaches to go to work.
- ES: Tuve que traer a Beth a la rastra.EN: I actually had to drag Beth here.
- ES: No me hagas llevarte a la rastra, Jeff.EN: Don't be a drag on the supply chain here, Jeff.
- ES: Primero, me meten a la rastra los policías, luego tengo que dejar que un tipo drene a mi amigo.EN: First, I get hauled in by the cops, then I gotta let a dude drain my Johnston.
- ES: Desde el día que nos bajaron a la rastra de ese barco de esclavos, Ia iglesia ha sido nuestro único hogar verdadero...EN: - Since the day they done dragged us offa that slave ship, the church has been our only real home...
- ES: Me persiguió, agarró a uno de ellos y se lo llevó a la rastra como un muñeco de trapo.EN: It chased me and grabbed one of them and dragged him away like a rag doll.
- ES: Pues, supongo que tendré que sacarlo a la rastra. Una monja entra a un bar...EN: And if he doesn't? Well, I guess I'm just going to have to drag him out.
- ES: Supongo que tendré que sacarlo a la rastra.EN: I'm hoping he just walks out.
- ES: Tuve que ir hasta su apartamento y traerlo a la rastra, literalmente.EN: I had to go down to his apartment and literally get him.
- ES: Parece que todas esas matinés a las que tu madre nos llevó a la rastra dieron sus frutos.EN: Guess all those matinees your mother dragged us to at the Hollywood Bowl paid off in the end, huh?
- ES: Si no te vas ahora, te saco a la rastra.EN: Leave now or I'll have to drag you out.
- ES: ¿Vas a traerlo a la rastra, gritando y patalenado?EN: You going to drag him in here kicking and screaming?
- ES: ¿La traerás a la rastra?EN: Are you gonna drag her back home?
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