Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
dejada atrás la treintana que rondábamos
English translation:
well beyond our thirty years or so
Added to glossary by
patinba
May 22, 2012 15:47
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
dejada atrás la treintana que rondábamos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Historical Novel
Matthew describing the sad scene and activity at the Last Supper.
"Observé los rostros de mis hermanos mientras pasaban por la ablución, y cada uno de ellos ofreció una abatida visión, **dejada atrás la treintena que rondábamos,** con arrugas profundas y el andar penoso de hombres de más edad."
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
"Observé los rostros de mis hermanos mientras pasaban por la ablución, y cada uno de ellos ofreció una abatida visión, **dejada atrás la treintena que rondábamos,** con arrugas profundas y el andar penoso de hombres de más edad."
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
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Change log
Jun 5, 2012 11:45: patinba Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
dejada atrás la treintena que rondábamos
Selected
well beyond our thirty years or so
One proposal.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
39 mins
Amalia Guanter
Native in Spanish
The art of communication
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
just barely beyond thirty years of age
No soy nativa, per esta podría ser una forma sencilla de expresar la idea. El caso es que todos tenían un poco más de treinta años.
42 mins
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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which belied our age of around thirty
"I noticed the faces of my brothers as they went about their ablutions, and each of them appeared so downcast, which belied our age of round about thirty, with deeply etched wrinkles and the painful gait of much older men".
43 mins
as if old age had set in while still in their thirties
each of them was a sorry sight, as if old age had set in while still in their thirties
Peer comment(s):
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Andrew Bramhall
: You're re-writing and circumscribing the original quite a lot going down this route.
13 mins
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hi Oliver, thanks for your input... according to the way the sentence finishes, the idea is of premature aging, so that's what I tried to convey here.
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16 hrs
appearing/seeming older than men in their thirties
based on what follows in the text
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