agarrarse la espalda

English translation: hold your back (in pain)

23:48 Feb 5, 2019
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Spanish term or phrase: agarrarse la espalda
Hola, no encuentro la palabra en inglés para "agarrase" la espalda. La frase completa dice que "para sentarse tenia que agarrase la espalda por el dolor".

Muchas gracias!
Ana Vacas
Argentina
Local time: 13:44
English translation:hold your back (in pain)
Explanation:
¡Hola, Ana!:

Incluiré los ejemplos que encuentre en una nota.

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Note added at 16 mins (2019-02-06 00:04:08 GMT)
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• “Whenever you need to catch her after jumping down, Leon will go down on a knee while catching the heavy Ashley, then hold his back in pain”. Fuente: http://firmanarivianto.blogspot.com/2013_04_30_archive.html

• “When he attempts to execute a German Suplex, he can’t get Nak up, and you see him flinch and hold his back in pain”. Fuente: https://www.passionweiss.com/2017/01/30/best-wrestling-match...

• “He started digging his finger deep in her and she could only hold his back to bear this pain”. Fuente: https://www.facebook.com/notes/is-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon/lov...

• “Brazil midfielder Willian appears to hold his back in pain during a training session on Saturday”. Fuente: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sitemap-articles-day~2014-07-06....

• “He spun her around and then pretended to hold his back in pain”. Fuente: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7630045/2/A-Set-Up-Gone-Wrong


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Note added at 19 mins (2019-02-06 00:07:30 GMT)
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¡De nada! Me alegra que te haya servido la respuesta. ¡Saludos!
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Maximiliano Vaccaro
Argentina
Local time: 13:44
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5hold your back (in pain)
Maximiliano Vaccaro
4hold his back (straight)
David Hollywood


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hold your back (in pain)


Explanation:
¡Hola, Ana!:

Incluiré los ejemplos que encuentre en una nota.

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Note added at 16 mins (2019-02-06 00:04:08 GMT)
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• “Whenever you need to catch her after jumping down, Leon will go down on a knee while catching the heavy Ashley, then hold his back in pain”. Fuente: http://firmanarivianto.blogspot.com/2013_04_30_archive.html

• “When he attempts to execute a German Suplex, he can’t get Nak up, and you see him flinch and hold his back in pain”. Fuente: https://www.passionweiss.com/2017/01/30/best-wrestling-match...

• “He started digging his finger deep in her and she could only hold his back to bear this pain”. Fuente: https://www.facebook.com/notes/is-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon/lov...

• “Brazil midfielder Willian appears to hold his back in pain during a training session on Saturday”. Fuente: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sitemap-articles-day~2014-07-06....

• “He spun her around and then pretended to hold his back in pain”. Fuente: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7630045/2/A-Set-Up-Gone-Wrong


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Note added at 19 mins (2019-02-06 00:07:30 GMT)
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¡De nada! Me alegra que te haya servido la respuesta. ¡Saludos!

Maximiliano Vaccaro
Argentina
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Perfecto! Muchas gracias!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Carter: "...had to clutch his/her back..."
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Robert!

agree  patinba: Or "grip"
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, patinba!

agree  franglish
21 hrs

agree  neilmac
1 day 8 hrs

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hold his back (straight)


Explanation:
I would say

David Hollywood
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 186
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