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Spanish translation: fracasar / fallar

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English term or phrase:	break
Spanish translation:	fracasar / fallar
Entered by:	Ana Juliá

07:16 Apr 30, 2012

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / ancient book about Christian doctrine

English term or phrase: break

The covenant of works was not built upon a very firm basis; and therefore must needs leave men full of fears and doubts. The covenant of works rested upon the strength of man's inherent righteousness; which though in innocence was perfect, yet was subject to change. Adam was created holy, but mutable; having a power to stand and a power to fall. He had a stock of original righteousness to begin the world with, but he was not sure he would not ***break***. He was his own pilot, and could steer right in the time of innocence; but he was not so secured but that he might dash against the rock of temptation, and he and his posterity be shipwrecked; so that the covenant of works must needs leave jealousies and doubtings in Adam's heart, as he had no security given him that he should not fall from that glorious state.

Ana Juliá KudoZ activity Questions: 3922 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 1027 Spain
Local time: 01:06

fallado

Explanation:

pero igual también en el sentido de "fracasar" / "incumplir" ...

Saludos.

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Note added at 9 days (2012-05-09 10:05:16 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias Ana.

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martinemoretti
France
Local time: 01:06

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Gracias
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4 +1

fallado

martinemoretti

fracasar/fallar

MollyRose

pero no estaba seguro que podría resistir.

Robert Forstag

no estaba seguro de que no fuera a abatirse

Bubo Coroman (X)

Answers

9 mins confidence:

but he was not sure he would not ***break***. pero no estaba seguro que podría resistir.

Explanation:
Or:

pero no estaba seguro que podría mantenerse firme.

Dos sugerencias.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 66

22 mins confidence:

no estaba seguro de que no fuera a abatirse

Explanation:
por ser débil su voluntad

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 212

14 hrs confidence:

fracasar/fallar

Explanation:
una opción

MollyRose
United States
Local time: 18:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

fallado

martinemoretti
France
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Gracias

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