Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
entrampando
English translation:
entangled
Added to glossary by
Marsha Wilkie
Jun 26, 2009 00:06
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
Colombia
True meaning, right feeling
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
entrampando
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
corruption
From Mexican Spanish to US English
...los vicios que se han venido entrampando...
I wonder if ...vices that have been cheating us... would be appropriate.
...los vicios que se han venido entrampando...
I wonder if ...vices that have been cheating us... would be appropriate.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | entangled |
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
|
| 4 | tripping us up / been trussing us up/ got bound up in |
Sarah Weston
|
References
| ENTRAMPAR |
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
|
Proposed translations
2 hrs
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
56
Selected
entangled
"vices that have got entangled into..."
My interpretation, Marsha. Hope it helps!
My interpretation, Marsha. Hope it helps!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thx, María Eugenia. I makes a lot of sense."
9 mins
Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
tripping us up / been trussing us up/ got bound up in
A few ideas:
"vices that have been tripping us up", "been trussing us up" or "that we have got bound up in
"vices that have been tripping us up", "been trussing us up" or "that we have got bound up in
Reference comments
28 mins
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
56
Reference:
ENTRAMPAR
Creo que las acepciones 3 y 4 podrían ser aplicables, pero necesitamos contexto.
entrampar.
1. tr. Hacer que un animal caiga en la trampa. U. t. c. prnl.
2. tr. Engañar artificiosamente.
3. tr. coloq. Enredar, confundir un negocio, de modo que no se pueda aclarar o resolver.
4. tr. coloq. Gravar con deudas la hacienda, un negocio, una empresa, etc.
5. prnl. Meterse en un trampal o atolladero.
6. prnl. coloq. endeudarse (‖ contraer deudas).
FUENTE: DRAE
entrampar.
1. tr. Hacer que un animal caiga en la trampa. U. t. c. prnl.
2. tr. Engañar artificiosamente.
3. tr. coloq. Enredar, confundir un negocio, de modo que no se pueda aclarar o resolver.
4. tr. coloq. Gravar con deudas la hacienda, un negocio, una empresa, etc.
5. prnl. Meterse en un trampal o atolladero.
6. prnl. coloq. endeudarse (‖ contraer deudas).
FUENTE: DRAE
Discussion