Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 20, 2019 13:58
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term
agarra
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
British English
From a complaint from a Spaniard about an e-cigarette:
He notado que se me agarra mucho a las cuerdas vocales, me cuesta mucho toser en las cuerdas vocales. Cuando tengo que toser tarda mucho en salir la flema y tengo que toser mucho más hasta que salga la flema. Además me quedo ronco.
What would be a good British English phrase for this? I get a bad catch in my throat? My vocal cords seize up on me?
He notado que se me agarra mucho a las cuerdas vocales, me cuesta mucho toser en las cuerdas vocales. Cuando tengo que toser tarda mucho en salir la flema y tengo que toser mucho más hasta que salga la flema. Además me quedo ronco.
What would be a good British English phrase for this? I get a bad catch in my throat? My vocal cords seize up on me?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | sticks to |
Marie Wilson
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| 3 +1 | it dries my throat |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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| 4 | affects |
patinba
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Change log
Jun 26, 2019 11:48: Marie Wilson Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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sticks to
Even though "agarrar" means grab, clutch,etc., I think sticks to could be an option.
I've noticed that it really sticks to my vocal cords
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Note added at 5 days (2019-06-26 11:48:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, glad to be of help!
I've noticed that it really sticks to my vocal cords
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Note added at 5 days (2019-06-26 11:48:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, glad to be of help!
Example sentence:
Stop smoking as smoke sticks to your cords and burns them
If you smoke, stop (smoke of any kind sticks to and burns your vocal chords)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias Marie"
+1
9 mins
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
it dries my throat
1 hr
affects
It affects my vocal chords.
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