La Palabra Del Día: "acorralar"
acorralar ( ah-koh-rrah-lahr' )
verb ( to corral; to corner )
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Examples:
1: El vaquero acorraló a la vaca desbocada.
The cowboy corralled the runaway cow.
2: Los reporteros acorralaron a la estrella cuando salió del teatro.
The reporters cornered the star when she came out of the theater.
8 Answers
Cuando te sientes que algo te ha acorralado en una situación insoportable, siempre recuerda que podría haber una salida y nunca dejes de buscarla.
When you feel that something has cornered you in an unbearable situation, always remember that there might be an exit and never stop looking for it.
El muchacho se sintió acorralado y se esforzó para huir de su adversario. ¡Que oso !
The boy felt cornered and made an effort to run away from his opponent. How unpleasant!
To be able to help the injured bull they had to corral him, this was the easy part, getting close enough to look at him was another story.
Para ser capaces de ayudar al toro herido le tuvieron que acorralar, esto era la parte fácil, acercarse lo suficientemente cerca para mirarle era otra historia.
Little Elizabeth cornered the spider to put it outside.
Isabelita acorraló a la araña para sacarla afuera.
The cowboy corralled the runaway cow just before it ran off the sheer cliff.
El vaquero acorralados la vaca fugitiva justo antes de escurr el acantilado.
No es prudente a acorralar un gato, a menos que esté sin garras.
It is not wise to corner a cat, unless he is declawed.
En una fiesta es horrible estar acorralado por un pesado que no para hablar nunca. Tienes que pensar en una estrategía para escapar. Quizás puedes mandar una señal a una amiga para venir y ayudarte.
At a party it's horrible to be cornered by a bore who doesn't stop talking. You have to think of a strategy to escape. Perhaps you can send a signal to a friend to come and help you.
Most snakes living near water are harmless, though most will bite if cornered.
La mayoría de las culebras que viven cerca del agua son inofensivas, aunque la mayoría morderán si se ven acorraladas
