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Dictionary translations for "poner a raya"

poner a raya verb

hold back (locución verbal)

Contexts with "poner a raya"

—Sí, soy yo —dijo Al-Sayib—; pero hay al menos uno de nosotros en cada país. Y a todos nos gusta la Fanta, igual que poner a los novatos en su sitio. "Yes, that's me," said Al-Sayib. "But there's at least one of us in every country. And we all like Fanta, as well as putting noobs in their place."

Es como poner a Drácula a cargo de un banco de sangre. It's like putting Dracula in charge of the blood bank.

Tengo que perder peso, así que me voy a poner a régimen. I have to lose weight, so I'm going on a diet.

Él mantuvo a los invasores a la raya con una ametralladora. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.

Intenté poner fin a la discusión. I tried to put an end to the quarrel.

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