Translation for "buttonholed" to spanish
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‘Come, Lapointe.’ He hurried across the lobby without looking right or left, for fear of being buttonholed by Monsieur Gilles – he liked the man well enough, but he, too, would be sure to advise caution and discretion.
—Vamos, Lapointe… Atravesó el hall de prisa, sin mirar a derecha e izquierda por miedo a que monsieur Gilles lo enganchara y le recomendara, él también, que hablase con prudencia y discreción.
‘When will the mastermind responsible for the death of my brother be brought to justice?’ etc. He used to hang out at 77th Street and buttonhole Cathcart, give him a hard time, expound on his latest theory.
Una página entera: «¿Cuándo será llevado ante la justicia el cerebro responsable de la muerte de mi hermano?» Solía pasar a menudo por la calle Setenta y siete para enganchar a Cathcart y agobiarle contándole su última teoría.
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