Translation for "put upon" to spanish
Translation examples
verb
In fact, the next, and let us hope the last, burden that I shall be forced to put upon your unselfish friendship will be the finding of employment for me." "Pooh, pooh!" scoffed D'Arnot.
La verdad es que ahora me propongo rogarte, aun a riesgo de abusar de tu generosa amistad y con la esperanza de que esta sea mi última petición, que me busques un empleo. –¡Venga, venga! – se lo tomó a broma D'Arnot-.
verb
‘We’re having rabbit,’ she said, and added in the voice of one who has been put upon and will extract payment later, ‘I’m sure I can make it stretch to three.’
—Tendremos conejo —dijo, y añadió con la voz de alguien que está harto y pedirá el pago después—, estoy segura de que puedo hacerlo estirar para tres.
Sun Kwangtsai's put-upon expression made it very difficult for him to request a second helping, and he could only watch with rumbling stomach as my parents and brothers dug into their meal with gusto.
El rostro de Sun Guangcai, que parecía haber experimentado las mayores privaciones, impedía a mi abuelo pedir más arroz, que no tenía más remedio que contemplar, con el estómago gorgoteando, cómo mis padres y mis hermanos masticaban ruidosamente.
The rumor of her death had gone abroad, and it had been carried to England and my Lord Rotherby by a cousin of hers—the last living Maligny—who crossed the channel to demand of that stolid gentleman satisfaction for the dishonor put upon his house.
Los rumores de su muerte fueron llevados a Inglaterra y a oídos de lord Rotherby por un primo de la desdichada, último representante de la familia Maligny, que cruzó el Canal de la Mancha para pedir al seductor una satisfacción por la deshonra inferida a su casa.
verb
She has the wariness of a person much put-upon and menaced—that husband again—and before speaking seems to turn over every word carefully and examine it from all sides, testing its potential to displease and provoke.
Posee la cautela de una persona que sufre y vive amenazada —de nuevo ese marido—, y antes de hablar parece sopesar cada palabra meticulosamente y examinarla desde todos los lados, comprobando su potencial para molestar y provocar.
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