Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
en pleno zafarrancho de combate y acusando las heridas
English translation:
in the throes of battle and counting our wounded
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Aug 2, 2009 13:43
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Spanish term
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en pleno zafarrancho de combate y acusando las heridas
Spanish to English
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Hi all, looking for a suitable war metaphor to match the original here and I'm not very inspired on a Sunday. Any ideas?
El primer semestre (SI) de 2009, cuyos derechos ahora se liquidan, ha sido muy, muy rocoso. Las ventas y la actividad han caído un ---% respecto al ya malo SI de 2008, hasta la débilísima cantidad de ----M EUR semestrales, unos niveles no vistos desde 2005. Una caída vertiginosa y severa que nos ha producido destrozos y pérdidas en la Cuenta de Resultados de estos 6 primeros meses, aunque todavía con cash-flow positivo. Estamos, por tanto, ***en pleno zafarrancho de combate y acusando las heridas***.
El primer semestre (SI) de 2009, cuyos derechos ahora se liquidan, ha sido muy, muy rocoso. Las ventas y la actividad han caído un ---% respecto al ya malo SI de 2008, hasta la débilísima cantidad de ----M EUR semestrales, unos niveles no vistos desde 2005. Una caída vertiginosa y severa que nos ha producido destrozos y pérdidas en la Cuenta de Resultados de estos 6 primeros meses, aunque todavía con cash-flow positivo. Estamos, por tanto, ***en pleno zafarrancho de combate y acusando las heridas***.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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in the throes of
Another alternative:
in the throes of battle/war and counting our wounded
in the throes of battle/war and counting our wounded
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Patyjs! I like 'in the throes'!"
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in the thick of (the) battle and having suffered several/many casualties
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"in the midst of battle and suffering many losses..." etc...
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"(bloodied and battered /battle worn and weary/ on our last legs... etc"
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Or how about: "now on combat rations and licking our wounds..."
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-08-02 13:52:44 GMT)
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"in the midst of battle and suffering many losses..." etc...
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-08-02 13:53:26 GMT)
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"(bloodied and battered /battle worn and weary/ on our last legs... etc"
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-08-02 13:54:26 GMT)
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Or how about: "now on combat rations and licking our wounds..."
Peer comment(s):
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William Shaw
: in the midst of a scuffle and bearing our wounds
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| agree |
Ruth Ramsey
: I would say that "zafarrancho" is literally "havoc", but this translation sounds more natural.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
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Israel
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, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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31
In the full havoc of combat and suffering from injuries
Another version.
19 hrs
(in the midst of) the full devastation of combat and suffering from wounds.
I think this would be closer literally to the text.
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