Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Arrincónamela

English translation:

Corner her in

Added to glossary by Nadjezda Heymans (X)
Mar 7, 2004 10:27
20 yrs ago
Spanish term

Arrincónamela

Spanish to English Other Music
Arrincónamela, echamela al rincón etc.
(song from Gritos de Guerra - from Vengo)

Proposed translations

+1
6 hrs
Spanish term (edited): Arrinc�namela
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round her up / corner her in

According to what I understand of the lyrics, that is what it means.

Arrincónamela, echamela al rincón
que casada la quiero y si es soltera mejor
si es soltera mejor (x2)
Arrincónamela, echamela al rincón

Our Dogs
... The only way to round her up was to get in the car and chase her down. The
one thing Sissy liked more than running free was riding in the car. ...
personal.vallnet.com/mead/OUR_DOGS.HTM - 20k - Cached - Similar pages



Women's Aid Organisation: Know Your Rights - Rape
... However, he liked to corner her in the kitchen and asked her frivolous
questions about herself whenever she was there to make a drink. ...
www.wao.org.my/news/20020501knowrghts_rape.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages




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Note added at 6 hrs 16 mins (2004-03-07 16:44:11 GMT)
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Excerpt from Untamed
... Long Belly? When I\'m ready for another wife, I\'ll round her up myself, dammit.\"
Daniel cocked his ear toward the silence. \"You hear me, Long Belly?\" ***. ...
romance-central.com/SharonIhle/untamedexcerpt.htm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages

Peer comment(s):

agree Ana Juliá
1 hr
Gracias, Ana :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias Sol."
10 mins
Spanish term (edited): Arrinc�namela

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echar al rincón - To throw to the corner
Arrinconar - To put in a corner
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+1
10 mins
Spanish term (edited): Arrinc�namela

¡Corner it up!

Also: ¡Lay it aside!
¡Put it away!

Good luck and greetings.
Peer comment(s):

agree TracyG (X) : that's the closest thing - lyrics are quite difficult to understand sometimes...
2 hrs
Thanks, TracyG.
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9 hrs

corner her.

We speak of 'cornering' someone when all routes for escape are blocked, and I guess this is what the song is about - preventing the woman from escaping!
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