Dec 1, 2022 06:19
1 yr ago
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Spanish term
Costa Rica
Native in: Spanish 
desaparecía el sueño
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Buenas noches,
Me podrían ayudar, por favor, a encontrar una forma de decir "desaparecía el sueño" en la siguiente oración?
Oración: "Mentalmente, cuando desaparecía el sueño, miraba el teléfono y buscaba en que entretenerme".
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Contexto: esta oración se encuentra en un cuento corto que habla sobre la vida de una pareja que tienen problemas en su relación.
Muchas gracias.
Me podrían ayudar, por favor, a encontrar una forma de decir "desaparecía el sueño" en la siguiente oración?
Oración: "Mentalmente, cuando desaparecía el sueño, miraba el teléfono y buscaba en que entretenerme".
.
Contexto: esta oración se encuentra en un cuento corto que habla sobre la vida de una pareja que tienen problemas en su relación.
Muchas gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | When I couldn't fall asleep |
Simone Taylor
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| 2 +4 | when sleep eluded me |
William Hepner
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| 4 | when the dream would fade |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Simone Taylor
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
ITI/SUBTLE affiliate BRPTEN
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
When I couldn't fall asleep
Another suggestion a bit less poetic if that is the tone of the book.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, all!"
+4
8 mins
William Hepner
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Marketing and Communications
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
when sleep eluded me
This could be a good idiomatic translation, though not necessarily the best one.
elude: "(of an achievement, or something desired or pursued) fail to be attained by (someone)."
Ex: Sleep still eluded her.
elude: "(of an achievement, or something desired or pursued) fail to be attained by (someone)."
Ex: Sleep still eluded her.
Example sentence:
Sleep still eluded her.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Straton
2 mins
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| neutral |
Andrew Bramhall
: The 'elude' part is right, as in ' whenever happiness eluded me', but not sure it's actually about sleeping;
2 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
: Or words to that effect…
3 hrs
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| agree |
Sophie Cherel
4 hrs
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| agree |
Domini Lucas
16 hrs
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2 hrs
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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70
when the dream would fade
"Mentally, when the dream would fade, I would look at my phone and look for something to amuse myself with".
"The dream" being the optimum state of happiness with their partner, which obviously just wsn't happening, despite the partner in question always hoping and longing for it.
"The dream" being the optimum state of happiness with their partner, which obviously just wsn't happening, despite the partner in question always hoping and longing for it.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
neilmac
: Nice turn of phrase, but I think it's more about insomnia rather than dreaming per se...
40 mins
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but if suffering from insomnia, you are woken from your dreams or dream-like state....
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| neutral |
Carol Gullidge
: Doesn’t make much sense: a fading dream is an ongoing situation whereas reaching for the phone is a pretty brief action
7 hrs
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Thank you!
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