sueltan en banda

English translation: steer clear of / keep well away from

16:39 Dec 12, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: sueltan en banda
E-mail correspondence between a woman and male prisoner (in the USA):

Bueno cuando le dije q ya te había contactado me dijo Ajá?
Le dije bueno no se lo di pero él me dio el suyo y me dijo q le tirara por WA cuando fuera a llamarlo ella empezó a reírse duro como ella se ríe jajaja entonces me dice ahí va Remy a tirarte y le dije no creo!
Pero como q me perdí porque no era el tema y le pregunté pero tú estuviste con el?
Pero es q alguna de esas dos cosas debe tener malas porque todas las mujeres lo sueltan en banda :/ y me quedé callada hablamos de otro tema!

Let him off the hook? Gave him free reign? Something else?
spanruss
United States
Local time: 07:36
English translation:steer clear of / keep well away from
Explanation:
I think in this context it could be the third meaning here:

soltar en banda
(idiomatic, Caribbean, transitive) to leave (someone)
(idiomatic, Caribbean, transitive) to leave (someone) alone
(idiomatic, Caribbean, transitive) to stay away from someone
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/soltar_en_banda

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Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 13:36
Grading comment
Thanks Marie!
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3steer clear of / keep well away from
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steer clear of / keep well away from


Explanation:
I think in this context it could be the third meaning here:

soltar en banda
(idiomatic, Caribbean, transitive) to leave (someone)
(idiomatic, Caribbean, transitive) to leave (someone) alone
(idiomatic, Caribbean, transitive) to stay away from someone
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/soltar_en_banda

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Note added at 5 days (2019-12-17 18:07:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, pleased to be of help!

Example sentence(s):
  • ...madness is said to run in his family, which is why most women steer clear of him.
  • Again she made it clear in no uncertain terms to keep well away from him
Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 13:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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