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aguantaba (in this context)

English translation: I could not stand../I had it up to here.../I´d had enough..

20:34 Apr 24, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: aguantaba (in this context)
Yo ya no aguantaba a toda la gente con este problema.

I'm afraid I can't give any context other than the fact that the text concerns corruption and the person saying this is (accordingly to her own claims) one of the innocent parties. She is recounting her version of events and I can't give what comes before or after as it's an interview and is very long and waffly, so I would have to type out far too much (paper source text) to give even the slightest bit of context.

Grateful for any assistance as to what she means here...

Does she mean that she washed her hands of all the people involved in this issue??

Thank you in advance.
CateA (X)
Local time: 04:13
English translation:I could not stand../I had it up to here.../I´d had enough..
Explanation:
That would be my guess..
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George Rabel
Local time: 04:13
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7I could not stand../I had it up to here.../I´d had enough..
George Rabel
4stand
Magdalena Balibrea Vich
4could no longer put up with
Lindsay Spratt


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stand


Explanation:
Like in I couldn't stand them

Magdalena Balibrea Vich
Spain
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
could no longer put up with


Explanation:
I would say it means that she could no longer put up with everyone with this problem.

Lindsay Spratt
France
Local time: 10:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
I could not stand../I had it up to here.../I´d had enough..


Explanation:
That would be my guess..


George Rabel
Local time: 04:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Your second and third options seem good to me, given that it says "ya no".
48 mins
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Gerald Maass: Third option
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  teresa quimper
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Zilin Cui
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Carol Gullidge
9 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Isamar: My choice would be the third option too
18 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Rebecca Hendry
1 day 11 hrs
  -> thank you
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