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246 months ago

LondonGirl (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	cinco policias y el jefe estab
Context:	maneados - part of account of
Keywords:	why would Central America spea

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246 months ago

fabiolambo wrote:

maneados probably means that they had been brived.

My comment:

This is typical in south and central america. The chief of police and policemen are usually very badly paid in their job,so they are easily brived.

My references:

own knowledge.

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246 months ago

Cinnamon Nolan wrote:

were tied up

My comment:

"Maneas" can be of leather OR metal.

My references:

Biblioteca, Museo "José Hernández", Buenos Aires

http://www.mujose.org.ar/diccionario/diccionario_m.htm

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246 months ago

wrote:

Estoy completamente de acuerdo. "Maneado" equivale al castellano "maniatado".

246 months ago

Cinnamon Nolan wrote:

Five police officers and the superintendent wre send (or on duty) (to set the problem I guess)

My comment:

Disculpe por la mezcla de idiomas.

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246 months ago

Cinnamon Nolan wrote:

Five police officers and the superintendant estaban empleados para (arreglar el problema supongo)

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246 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

intimidated? rendered helpless?

My comment:

What part of Central America is the speaker from? My "Nuevo diccionario de costarriqueñismos" defines "maneado" as "la persona que no actúa o emprende algo por miedo o por presión."

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246 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

five police officers and the chief of police were tied up with long straps

My references:

American Heritage Spanish Dictionary

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246 months ago

wrote:

"Manear" can mean "to hobble" a horse or other animal but I think since we're speaking about humans they would have to be tied at both the hands and I believe, in this case, around the ankles, too, to get across the meaning of being "hobbled" like an animal.

246 months ago

Teresita García Ruy Sanchez wrote:

five policemen and the chief were hand tied

My comment:

una opción

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246 months ago

Teresita García Ruy Sanchez wrote:

Five policemen and the boss were tied.

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246 months ago

Vicki Santamaria wrote:

The Dic. de la Real Academia defines "manea" as: "cuerda para atar las manos de un animal". And "manear" is: "poner maneas a una caballería". So it could be that the police had their hands and feet tied, or maybe just their hands.

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