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Spanish term or phrase:
miseria que la mantenía presa..
English translation:
to the misery that held it prisoner
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Taña Dalglish
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miseria que la mantenía presa..
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I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Latin American Spanish into American English.
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology.
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Is okay to translate it as to the misery that keep the beast as a prisoner?
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Pero Teseo hijo de Egeo cumplió su destino y puso fin a la vida de la bestia, a la miseria que la mantenía presa, a la soledad y al odio infinito que la maldecían. Y decapitó al Minotauro con su espada....
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. This is a translation about Mythology.
It's about the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Is okay to translate it as to the misery that keep the beast as a prisoner?
I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.
Here is the full paragraph for your review:
Pero Teseo hijo de Egeo cumplió su destino y puso fin a la vida de la bestia, a la miseria que la mantenía presa, a la soledad y al odio infinito que la maldecían. Y decapitó al Minotauro con su espada....
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| 2 +8 | to the misery that held it prisoner |
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May 7, 2022 12:38: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry
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Spanish term (edited):
miseria que la mantenía presa...
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to the misery that held it prisoner
But Theseus son of Aegeus fulfilled his destiny and put an end to the life of the beast, to the misery that held it prisoner ...
"It" is the beast, so if you want to replace "it" wit "the beast", I suppose you can.
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Note added at 5 days (2022-05-07 12:38:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks.
"It" is the beast, so if you want to replace "it" wit "the beast", I suppose you can.
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Note added at 5 days (2022-05-07 12:38:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks.
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| Thanks Miss Dalglish. |
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