Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

miseria que la mantenía presa..

English translation:

to the misery that held it prisoner

Added to glossary by Taña Dalglish
May 2, 2022 00:27
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term

miseria que la mantenía presa..

Spanish to English Other Poetry & Literature Literature.
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?

I hope that all of you are healthy and safe from Covid19.

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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....
Proposed translations (English)
2 +8 to the misery that held it prisoner
Change log

May 7, 2022 12:38: Taña Dalglish Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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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.
Note from asker:
Thanks Miss Dalglish.
Peer comment(s):

agree Andy Watkinson
22 mins
Thanks, Andy. Hope all is well?
agree Thales Sampaio
31 mins
Thank you, Thales.
agree Nelson Soares
1 hr
Thank you, Nelson.
agree Simone Taylor
4 hrs
Thank you, Simone.
agree José Patrício : mantener - Paco de Lucia could hold thousands spellbound for hours.Paco de Lucía podía mantener a miles hechizados por horas. - https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/hold
5 hrs
Thank you, José.
agree Katarina Peters
10 hrs
Gracias Katarina.
agree Albert Soler-Cruanyes
1 day 11 hrs
Gracias Albert.
agree Z-Translations Translator
3 days 23 hrs
Muchas gracias.
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