coming apart at the seams

Spanish translation: venirse abajo

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English term or phrase:coming apart at the seams
Spanish translation:venirse abajo
Entered by: nephrodoc

08:24 Mar 30, 2001
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: coming apart at the seams
¿Puede que sea algún tipo de estado de inquietud emocional?
owix
Local time: 14:18
venirse abajo
Explanation:
This is an acceptable translation, if one is dealing with an emotional state, similar to "going to pieces." Also: quedar deshecho, quedar destrozado, perder el control.
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Summary of answers provided
naabriendose por las costuras
Agua
naDesplomandose / desbaratandose
bhowen
naver respuesta
Mauricio López Langenbach
navenirse abajo
nephrodoc
nateniendo una crisis nerviosa
Paul Roige (X)
na...se resquebraja...(figurativo)
Alba Mora
naDesmoronarse
anam


  

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5 mins
abriendose por las costuras


Explanation:
Well, that is the literal translation, when a garmen is too tight or it has been worn a lot and it opens by the place where it was sewn.

Figuratively, it would be somebody who is having a crisis, who is on the edge of a nervous breakdown.

Hope it helps,

Mar

Agua
Spain
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11 mins
Desplomandose / desbaratandose


Explanation:
Si es una persona que esta pasando por problemas emocionales, esto significaria "desplomandose". Si es una cosa o situacion, seria "desbaratandose".

Esto es una analogia.

Buena suerte

bhowen
Local time: 09:18
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17 mins
ver respuesta


Explanation:
Me parece que en castellano la idea del inglés queda bien expresada al decir que a una persona "se le viene abajo el mundo".

Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 02:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 327

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19 mins
venirse abajo


Explanation:
This is an acceptable translation, if one is dealing with an emotional state, similar to "going to pieces." Also: quedar deshecho, quedar destrozado, perder el control.

nephrodoc
PRO pts in pair: 41

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24 mins
teniendo una crisis nerviosa


Explanation:
Hola. If it's about a person's emotional state, that's the same as"emotional breakdown" (Oxford Idioms), which in Spanish stands as "crisis nerviosa" (Collins). Emotional cheers :-)


    Collins
    Oxford Idioms
Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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2 hrs
...se resquebraja...(figurativo)


Explanation:
suerte

Alba Mora
Local time: 10:18
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6 hrs
Desmoronarse


Explanation:
Just another suggestion. I also like venirse abajo.
Good luck.

anam
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