Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
poner piedras en el camino
English translation:
to place stumbling blocks on the way
Added to glossary by
teju
Aug 13, 2005 22:21
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Ready Comprehensive 30 year experience
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
...poner piedras en el camino...
Spanish to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Definiciones
A lo mero macho. Es para México, mano (¿y cómo se dice para mujer?... No puede ser "mana". Gracias nimodo nomás.
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Change log
Aug 15, 2005 03:59: Maria Karra changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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stumbling blocks
No estoy segura si esto es lo que preguntas, pero como dice Spanish to English.
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John Hughson (J.D., M.B.A. Finance)
: de acuerdo, pero ¿crees que se dice "mana" en vez de "mano" en México? No lo creo. "Manita" or "manecilla", pero no he oído de ningún "mana" que no sea "maná" (que es otra cosa).
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No soy Mexicana, vivo en la frontera, y no he oido el "mana" nunca. Hasta el "mano" está cayendo en desuso por acá. Saludos John - teju
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
: "Putting/placing stumbling stones on the road" is GREAT!, Teju
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Thank you very much Maria Eugenia, you're very kind - teju
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Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X)
: Eso es exactamente lo que está preguntado Gabriel, no lo de "mana", que fue comentario aparte.
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Eso pensaba, gracias por confirmarlo Rosa - teju :)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Gracias Muriel - teju :)
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ACCURATE77
: This is the most accurate of them all. Similarly, as María Eugenia's comment, "putting stumbling blocks on the road" would be another accurate translation
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Thanks for the great suggestion, and for the agree - teju ;)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great! to put stumbling blocks on the road... Interesante este diálogo, gracias a todas y todos y un abrazo."
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Juan Jacob
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Literatura, historia, subtitulaje
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican) , French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, French, and 5 more.
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Mana
Pues sí, claro, es mana. ¿Pero estás preguntando eso, o "poner piedras en el camino? No está claro.
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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
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make things difficult, hinder
Siempre que tu frase, "poner piedras en el camino", signifique dificultar las cosas y no empedrar la calle ;D
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
: ¡Así es, señora! / Uffff... ando huyéndole al matrimonio, la verdá ;-P 'toy muy feliz así :-D
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¡Gracias otra vez, amiguita! ¿Tú eres señora? / SMART GIRL! ;O)
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Margarita Gonzalez
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Gracias, Marga
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Ines Garcia Botana
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Gracias otra vez, Inesita!
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
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...to put obstacles in the way...
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Refugio
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Thanks Ruth!
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Cecilia Della Croce
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Thanks, Cecilia!
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Gabriela Rodriguez
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Thank you Gaby!
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Margarita Gonzalez
: Y también esta expresión.
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Thanks, MargaEsther!
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J Celeita (X)
: I like this one cuate
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Thanks, jesijay!
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get in the way of / obstruct
una opción...
Otra , dependiendo del cotexto puede ser "cut the ground from under", pero esto para mi significa "serruchar el piso" (Arg.)
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put spokes in the wheel
is one way of saying creating artifical barriers (UK).....
put one's oar in
put one's oar in
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