Spanish term
Eduardo! -gimió-
This is from the story about The hen that laid the golden eggs of Aesop and Félix María de Samaniego
Here is the full paragraph:
Oh, Eduardo! -gimió- ¿Por qué habremos sido tan avariciosos? Ahora nunca llegaremos a ser ricos, por mucho que esperemos.
4 +2 | Eduardo! --she moaned- | Cecilia Gowar |
4 +1 | She/he cried | matt robinson |
4 | groaned | Domini Lucas |
4 | Eduardo! -she sighed- | neilmac |
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Proposed translations
Eduardo! --she moaned-
Thanks Eduardo. |
I'm sorry. Thanks Cecilia. |
agree |
Toni Castano
1 hr
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agree |
Orkoyen (X)
4 hrs
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neutral |
Domini Lucas
: reason for neutral is my discussion entry.
1 day 4 hrs
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She/he cried
Thanks Matt. |
agree |
Domini Lucas
: simplest if wanting to keep a little more neutral.
1 day 4 hrs
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groaned
Thanks Domini. |
Eduardo! -she sighed-
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Note added at 2 days 3 hrs (2021-10-03 10:01:20 GMT)
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For a more classical literary feel, you might consider "lament, for example "Oh, Edward, she lamented..."
"I wish he was here," she sighed....
"Oh, dear," she sighed.
Thanks for your help Neilmac. |
neutral |
Domini Lucas
: though expresses sense of regret it feels a little wistful to me.
1 day 3 hrs
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Well, "moan" wouldn't be my first choice, because I associate it with sexual activity. And I do perceive it as wistful/regretful given the context.
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Discussion
Yugoslavia
But wouldn't use it in sentence here.