Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
emprendiéndolas contra ella
English translation:
by attacking her
Added to glossary by
Martin Cosgrove (X)
Mar 22, 2020 22:19
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term
emprendiéndolas contra ella
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
From a text about coronavirus in Chile:
Pero, como en nuestro país todo es medio al lote, hasta hubo un caso
famoso de una deportista que denuncia la falta de seriedad con que se
aplica esa cuarentena y el ministro de salud lo soluciona
**emprendiéndolas contra ella.**
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Pero, como en nuestro país todo es medio al lote, hasta hubo un caso
famoso de una deportista que denuncia la falta de seriedad con que se
aplica esa cuarentena y el ministro de salud lo soluciona
**emprendiéndolas contra ella.**
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | by attacking her |
Lydia De Jorge
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| 5 | by taking her to task |
Nick Briggs
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| 4 | taking up cudgels against her |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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by attacking her
sugg.
Turning it against her
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Note added at 20 mins (2020-03-22 22:40:12 GMT)
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You're welcome, Martin. Hope you're indoors and safe.
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Note added at 1 day 12 mins (2020-03-23 22:32:29 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure!
Turning it against her
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Note added at 20 mins (2020-03-22 22:40:12 GMT)
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You're welcome, Martin. Hope you're indoors and safe.
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Note added at 1 day 12 mins (2020-03-23 22:32:29 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure!
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
10 hrs
Nick Briggs
Native in English
marketing, copy, commercial + legal
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
by taking her to task
in the context given I think this is more appropriate with the tone of the context given.
10 hrs
taking up cudgels against her
I've always been fond of this metaphor, which conjures up images of Goya's duel... and it's not often I get to use it.
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"... the Swiss again demonstrated perfect impartiality by taking up cudgels against France..."
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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-03-23 09:14:58 GMT)
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"... the Swiss again demonstrated perfect impartiality by taking up cudgels against France..."
Example sentence:
Butler proceeds to take up cudgels against his favourite opponent,...
Women take up cudgels against stalkers.
Reference:
https://historia-arte.com/obras/duelo-a-garrotazos-de-goya
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/take-up-the-cudgels-for-against-sb-sth
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