didn't feel like it was about to throb out

Spanish translation: no sentía que estaba a punto de estallarme el cerebro / cráneo

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English term or phrase:	didn't feel like it was about to throb out
Spanish translation:	no sentía que estaba a punto de estallarme el cerebro / cráneo
Entered by:	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

15:30 Feb 5, 2009

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: didn't feel like it was about to throb out

Mircea was striding towards us, and I was not up to a verbal fencing match with him tonight. Hell, I lost those even when my brain didn't feel like it was about to throb out of my skull. "Hold on" I said, rally hoping I could manage one more shift before I passed out.

Mi propuesta:
Mircea estaba caminando a grandes pasos hacia nosotras y yo no estaba dispuesta a una pelea de esgrima verbal contra él esta noche. ¡Demonios! Las perdía incluso cuando mi cerebro no sentía que estaba a punto de latir fuera de mi cráneo.
—Detente —le dije, esperando de veras poder lograr transportarme de nuevo antes de perder el conocimiento.

Eva Fernandez KudoZ activity Questions: 786 (2 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1 Spain
Local time: 14:21

(incluso cuando) no sentía que estaba a punto de estallarme el cerebro / cráneo

Explanation:
:)

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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:21

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(incluso cuando) no sentía que estaba a punto de estallarme el cerebro / cráneo

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

(aun/incluso cuando) no tenía el cerebro a punto de romperme/quebrarme el cráneo (de tanto palpitar)

Marcelo González

Discussion entries: 2

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5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

(incluso cuando) no sentía que estaba a punto de estallarme el cerebro / cráneo

Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1556

2 hrs confidence:

(aun/incluso cuando) no tenía el cerebro a punto de romperme/quebrarme el cráneo (de tanto palpitar)

Explanation:
De que se puede decir de varias maneras, claro está, pero ésta es la idea. The person's head was throbbing so much that it felt as if it were going to break through her skull.

Other options might be "(aun/incluso cuando) no tenía el cerebro a punto de salir del cráneo (a golpe de palpitaciones)" o "(incluso cuando) no tenía el cerebreo a punto de estallarme el cráneo (de tanto palpitar/vibrar)"

Espero que le sirva. :-)

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 03:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

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