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He would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow.

Spanish translation: caminaría cien kilómetros sobre cristales rotos con tal de poder sudar bajo tu sombra

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English term or phrase:	He would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow.
Spanish translation:	caminaría cien kilómetros sobre cristales rotos con tal de poder sudar bajo tu sombra
Entered by:	isabel murillo

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15:06 Jan 2, 2012

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / serie norteamericana

English term or phrase: He would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow.

Esta frase la dice la protagonista de una serie norteamericana para describir el profundo amor que un hombre siente por otra mujer.

"He would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in
your shadow."

Mi versión: Se arrastraría 50 millas sobre crital roto sólo para deslomarse en tu sombra.

¿Sugerencias?

rominadiaz

caminaría cien kilómetros sobre cristales rotos con tal de poder sudar bajo tu sombra

Explanation:
Otra propuesta.

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o "se arrastraría"

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4 +3

caminaría cien kilómetros sobre cristales rotos con tal de poder sudar bajo tu sombra

isabel murillo

5 +1

se arrastrará 80 km sobre cristal roto sólo para mortificarse en tu sombra

juanpablosans

3 +2

sería capaz de arrastrarse kilómetros y kilómetros por cristales rotos, solo para sentir tu sombra

Mónica Algazi

4 +1

se arrastraría por kilómetros de cristales rotos sólo por alcanzar tu sombra.

AQOS

sería capaz de arrastrarse más de 80 kilómetros con tal de llegar aunque sea hasta tu sombra

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña

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11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

he would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow. se arrastrará 80 km sobre cristal roto sólo para mortificarse en tu sombra

Explanation:
Look at the definition of sweat

To suffer much, as for a misdeed.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sweat

I think it would refer more to the fact that he would suffer stoically and then he just would suffer in her shadow.

juanpablosans
Local time: 14:24
Specializes in field
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

he would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow. sería capaz de arrastrarse kilómetros y kilómetros por cristales rotos, solo para sentir tu sombra

Explanation:
Yo le quitaría los números para darle más poesía.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 15:54
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Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 120

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

he would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow.

caminaría cien kilómetros sobre cristales rotos con tal de poder sudar bajo tu sombra

isabel murillo
Local time: 20:54
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Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

he would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow. se arrastraría por kilómetros de cristales rotos sólo por alcanzar tu sombra.

Explanation:
Otra manera de expresarlo es utilizar "por kilómetros de cristales rotos" que implica muchos y esto es lo que realmente interesa enfatizar para demostrar lo que la quiere.

AQOS
Local time: 20:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

4 mins confidence:

he would crawl 50 miles on broken glass, just to sweat in your shadow. sería capaz de arrastrarse más de 80 kilómetros con tal de llegar aunque sea hasta tu sombra

Explanation:
Una sugerencia nada más.
Con la conversión de unidades, a menos que el destinatario sea dentro de los Estados Unidos.

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¡me faltaron los vidrios!
Digo: sobre vidrios rotos*

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
Local time: 15:54
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Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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