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meter en un cuarto

English translation: put him in a room

19:29 Nov 11, 2020
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: meter en un cuarto
Me podrían ayudar a traducir la frase "meter a alguien en un cuarto".

Oración: "El oficial de policía lo metió en un cuarto para hacerle una entrevista".

Ser refiere a un cuarto de esos que hay en los aeropuertos para hacerles preguntas a los pasajeros.

Muchas gracias.
José Pablo Corrales
Costa Rica
English translation:put him in a room
Explanation:
I think it's correct
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Jonnathan Oliveira
Brazil
Local time: 05:24
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3put him in a room
Jonnathan Oliveira
3 +1to place in a room
Lisa Rosengard
4to take [someone] into a room
Robert Carter


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
put him in a room


Explanation:
I think it's correct

Jonnathan Oliveira
Brazil
Local time: 05:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
34 mins
agree  María Marta Semberoiz
41 mins
agree  neilmac
48 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to place in a room


Explanation:
"The chief of police put or placed him in a room while he was waiting for questioning."

Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:24
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
40 mins
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to take [someone] into a room


Explanation:
This sounds a little more natural to me than "put" (although it's not wrong) because, presumably, the same officer followed him in and conducted the interview.

"The police officer took him into a room to interview him."




Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
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