English term
Spain
Just take my word for it!
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 6 more.
drilled hard
Mark drilled Yuen particularly hard on his financials, but as a result of his experience and his thorough preparation, Yuen was able to successfully defend his valuation.
| 3 +1 | le interrogó sin piedad / le sometió a un interrogatorio |
Kirsten Larsen (X)
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| 3 | exigió con firmeza |
patinba
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| 3 | le machacó a preguntas - y otras opciones |
JohnMcDove
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Jan 22, 2017 04:17: JohnMcDove changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): patinba, Toni Castano, JohnMcDove
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Proposed translations
le interrogó sin piedad / le sometió a un interrogatorio
To question someone relentlessly.
Landon's mom drilled him when he got home from school.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drill
exigió con firmeza
without being a literal translation, this is roughly what it means
le machacó a preguntas - y otras opciones
Mark drilled Yuen particularly hard on his financials,
Mark machacó a preguntas a Yuen en concreto sobre sus finananzas/su economía...,
Mark sometió a Yuan a un interrogatorio implacable sobre sus finanzas...
Mark le preguntó incisivamente a Yuan todo lo que quiso sobre sus finanzas...,
Saludos, suerte y buen finde.
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