Aguantar el pulso

poli	May 25, 2011 07:03 AM

Aguantar el pulso

What does this mean?

AngelicaDeAlquezar

May 25, 2011 08:55 AM

"Pulso" (or "vencidas") is a competition between two people where both put their right elbow firmly on a table, and hold each other's hand to push it down, to see who is stronger. The person pushing the other's hand down on the table wins.

As a figurative meaning, "aguantar el pulso" is to keep your strength against a rival who is trying to make you give up.

poli	May 25, 2011 09:25 AM

Thank you. I would never have guessed that this is the term for arm wrestling in Spanish.

Luna Azul

May 25, 2011 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 111201)

Thank you. I would never have guessed that this is the term for arm wrestling in Spanish.

To arm-wrestle = echar un pulso

;)

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