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meter en cintura
Language:
es
1.
General Spanish
Spain
Latin America
neutral
colloquial
Figurative: to bring someone or something under control; to discipline, restrain, or make conform to rules or authority.
2.
General Spanish
neutral
Literal: to tighten or fit something around the waist.
Examples:
ES:
Tu no sirves para andar por el mundo y meter en cintura a rapavelas como éste.
EN:
You're unable to face facts and bring to heel candle wax stealers like this one.
ES:
Mientras no se consiga de una vez meter en cintura a todos esos boches, no estaremos tranquilos.
EN:
As long as the Boches haven't been brought to heel once and for all, we'll never be there.
ES:
Él lo va a meter en cintura.
EN:
Vadez'll straighten him out.
ES:
¿Acaso la edad y los halcones te impiden meter en cintura a tus siervos?
EN:
You're not too busy hawking in your old age to keep control of your minions, are you?
ES:
sabéis que Fernando y vos juntos podéis meter en cintura a Isabel.
EN:
You know that Fernando and you, together, can get Isabel under control.
ES:
No me costaría meter en cintura al alcaide.
EN:
Sorting that governor out is easy.
ES:
Hay que meter en cintura a China.
EN:
We must bring China into line.
ES:
A ver si se deja meter en cintura.
EN:
See if he falls into line.
ES:
Vamos a meter en cintura al pinche Cara Sucia.
EN:
We'll show Cara Sucia some limits, don't worry.
ES:
Si así evito tener que meter en cintura... a nuestra adorable hija lunática... por supuesto.
EN:
If it means not having to be the one to try and talk sense into our adorable lunatic of a daughter, you bet.
ES:
Los de arriba os quieren meter en cintura, ¿eh?
EN:
The powers that be really trying to hamstring you guys on this one, huh?
ES:
Tenemos que conseguir meter en cintura esa infección.
EN:
We need to get that infection on the run.
ES:
¿Nadie puede meter en cintura a esta puta loca?
EN:
Where do you think you're running? Can no one bring this puckish bitch to heel?
ES:
¿Cómo vas a meter en cintura a los Chitiva, si no te hacen caso?
EN:
How will you keep the Chitivas in check if they don't listen?
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