Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
getting your partner off the hook
Spanish translation:
exculpar a tu pareja
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Ana Juliá
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English term
getting your partner off the hook
English to Spanish
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Religion
a book about engagement and marriage
Reacting to disagreements
Learn to be a gracious and humble loser. But it is just as important to learn to be a gracious and humble victor. Look for ways of ***getting your partner off the hook*** rather than tearing them off a strip.
Learn to be a gracious and humble loser. But it is just as important to learn to be a gracious and humble victor. Look for ways of ***getting your partner off the hook*** rather than tearing them off a strip.
Proposed translations
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exculpar a tu pareja o permitir que tu pareja salga ileso o con dignidad de la situación
se refiere a la circunstancia de que tú tienes la razón entre los dos, y que a pesar de tener la razón tú, no obligas a tu pareja a disculparse contigo o confesar que él estaba equivocado.
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Comment: "Gracias Deborah"
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Rocio Barrientos
Bolivia
Bolivia
Native in Spanish
Bolivia
Social Scientist, MBA - Ph.D.(c)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
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sacando a su pareja del medio / liberando a su pareja del compromiso
Sugerencias :)
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SaludoZ
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tratar a su pareja con comprensión/paciencia
La frase contrapone dos actitudes posibles. La segunda de ellas trata de irritación no contenida. La que aquí se nos propone habla de comprensión y paciencia que no excluye una manifestación de disconformidad con determinados comportamientos.
Example sentence:
I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
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1294
no culpabilizar a su pareja
Also, get or let off the hook. Released (or be released) from blame or annoying obligation,
http://www.yourdictionary.com/idioms/off-the-hook
http://www.yourdictionary.com/idioms/off-the-hook
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
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92
responde/actúa con clemencia
Si eres victorioso y él es el vencido...
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ayudando a su pareja a salir del apuro/de la dificultad
otra opción
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