Me aprietan las botas
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I squeezed into the boots, or the boots are squeezing me? Can you squeeze into something with apretar? Gracias.
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updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by jeezzle
No, you cannot "squeeze into something" using apretar. - Gekkosan, Oct 15, 2010
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Well, since nobody has entered anything new, you might try "Apenas pude calzarme/ponerme los zapatos por ser tan apretados"..."I could barely manage to get on my shoes, they were so tight."
updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by mountaingirl123
Wait - sorry: this is not right! Jeezle is asking what "me aprietan las botas" means. And it simply means: "My boots are too tight". - Gekkosan, Oct 15, 2010
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Good job mountaingirl
updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by Rey_Mysterio
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Do you know the phrase "my shoes/boots are pinching me"? The idea is "they're too small/tight= not the right size.
updated Oct 13, 2010
posted by lagartijaverde
yeah I figured it was they are too small, but I wonder if you can squeeze into them with apretar... Gracias. - jeezzle, Oct 13, 2010
Huh? "My boots are squeezing me"; if you will. They're too tight. - Gekkosan, Oct 13, 2010
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In your case your boots are squeezing you. You can tell by the verb conjugation and pronoun. I've never heard apretar to mean "to squeeze into", always "to squeeze" or "to tighten". I think "squeeze into" is an English idiom.
updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by KevinB
