Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
no puedo mas
English translation:
I can't take it anymore
Spanish term
Italy
affordable academic & legal translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, French to Italian, and 7 more.
no puedo mas
This is a entry from a diary entry [diary to be published in book form]:
"A casa... Todo el dia en la cama. Hemorragia. Me encuentro mal. No voy al Centro, a la reunion [...]. No puedo mas."
So hard to translate this phrase, that Spaniards use so often!
"I just can't go on" sounds so dramatic, as if one were unable to continue on in some heroic undertaking.
"I'm exhausted" is not quite right.
"I'm finished for the day" is too colloquial and imprecise.
"I can't go on", "I can't go on today", or something else...
Thoughts?
Thanks everybody,
Peter
Mar 3, 2020 15:55: Michele Fauble changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Mar 11, 2020 16:13: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): philgoddard, Juan Jacob, Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
I can't take it anymore
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Phoenix III
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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Danielle Coleman
: Or 'I can't take any more' - slightly less dramatic.
7 hrs
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Thanks!
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Rebecca Breekveldt
10 hrs
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Thanks!
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Robert Forstag
13 hrs
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Thanks!
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Ruth Rubina
: yes, this is the most common expression
18 hrs
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Thank you, Ruth!
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patinba
19 hrs
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Gracias!
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bcsantos
20 hrs
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Gracias!
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PARASKEVI KAVAKIOTI
3 days 15 hrs
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Thank you!
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MollyRose
4 days
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Thanks!
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Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
I can't bear it
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AllegroTrans
: Seems to hit the right note albeit we only have a small sample of the overall text
8 mins
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Thank you AllegroTrans
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Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
i´am stuffed
https://www.phrasemix.com/phrases/im-stuffed
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AllegroTrans
: "i' am" is not English. The phrase "I'm stuffed" means that your stomach is very, very full (at least here in Europe)
6 mins
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Juan Jacob
: Ojo ahí, colega.
2 hrs
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Robert Forstag
: Allegro has indicated above why this would be an egregious mistranslation here.
13 hrs
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patinba
: Wrong in the context
19 hrs
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United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
I’ve had all I can take.
Austria
Helping to communicate across cultures
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
It's unbearable
France
Audiovisual Translation Specialist
Native in: English , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French, Italian to English, and 3 more.
I'm so sick of it all / I'm so sick and tired of it all.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sick and tired
NB: "mas" needs an accent. ;-)
No puedo más.
Spain
Sworn Translator-Interpreter/Lawyer
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, UK) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, German to English, and 6 more.
I just can't anymore
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK, Irish) , Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
couldn't be doing with it
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Note added at 4 days (2020-03-02 21:27:37 GMT)
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Looking at this diary entry again, and thought about what I would actually think (or write) in the same situation, and the answer is: Not able.
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Phoenix III
: I don't think so.
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I do think so for European English
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neilmac
: I get it, but it may feel a bit too "British" for our dissenting colleague...
7 hrs
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Good point. I tend to agree
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patinba
: I don't. The person seems to be in bed bleeding. Your suggestion sound like your excuse when you chased the cat out into the garden.
19 hrs
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I don't understand what you're getting at here?
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MollyRose
: Not U.S. English; it sounds odd.
4 days
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As a native U.S. English speaker, thanks for confirming this. I suspected it would sound odd on your side of the pond, but wasn't sure. At any rate, if the target English is for the U.K., this could work...
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