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August 02, 2010, 07:04 AM
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To get yourself out of a jam
I know the Spanish verb indultarse, but I would like to know if there is a
Spanish turn of phrase. Thanks
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August 02, 2010, 08:17 AM
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"salir de un lío"
"salvarse de la horca" "salir indemne" "salir limpiamente" "salvarse por un pelo" choose one  "indultarse" sounds odd, because "indultar" is done by a goberment's representative, so usually you can not "indultarse". Only special cases like "EL emperador se indultó a sí mismo de su delito por irse con mujeres casadas"
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August 02, 2010, 08:17 AM
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No estoy seguro de ese indultarse.
Pero si de zafarse/salvarse. En este momento no puedo pensar de ninguna frase equivalente.
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August 02, 2010, 08:35 AM
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"Indultar" is a legal term that means to forgive someone who has committed a crime. "Indultarse" would mean one forgives oneself, which, to my mind, could only be said in a figurative sense.
The best translations here are proposed by Sosia and Chileno. Also "escaparse" and sometimes, "desembarazarse".
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