'the bad place'

Spanish translation: al sitio malo, al cuarto oscuro

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English term or phrase:	'the bad place'
Spanish translation:	al sitio malo, al cuarto oscuro
Entered by:	Ana Juliá

15:21 Oct 3, 2005

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / 19th century book; Christian mothers

English term or phrase: 'the bad place'

I knew in Philadelphia, as fine, and as sprightly, and as intelligent a child as ever was born, made an idiot for life, by being, when about three years old, shut into a dark closet by a maid-servant, in order to terrify it into silence. The thoughtless creature first menaced it with sending it to ***'the bad place'***; and at last, to reduce it to silence, put it into the closet, shut the door, and went out of the room. She went back in a few minutes, and found the child in a fit. It recovered from that, but was for life an idiot.

Ana Juliá KudoZ activity Questions: 3922 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 1027 Spain
Local time: 10:38

al sitio malo, al cuarto oscuro

Explanation:
a un niño pequeño se le diría algo así de simple; vamos, el cuarto oscuro.

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Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 10:38

Grading comment

Gracias a todos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +6

al sitio malo, al cuarto oscuro

Elena Rodríguez

4 +1

al sitio teneboroso / al calabozo

Daniel Coria

(al) "lugar feo"

Caro Friszman

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

al sitio malo, al cuarto oscuro

Explanation:
a un niño pequeño se le diría algo así de simple; vamos, el cuarto oscuro.

Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Gracias a todos

7 mins confidence:

(al) "lugar feo"

Explanation:
Una opción, de taaantas que habrá.
Ojo que me parece que la oración está escrita más o menos, fijate que empieza la frase "first menaced it to..., an at last, to reduce... put... shut..." y después dice "and went out of the room" como si fuera parte de la misma enumeración. Cambia de tiempo verbal como sin avisar.

Caro Friszman
Argentina
Local time: 05:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 175

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

al sitio teneboroso / al calabozo

Explanation:
Como metáfora de "the bad place"...

Hope it helps!

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

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