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support his sinking frame in their arms

Spanish translation: acoger su cuerpo moribundo en sus brazos

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English term or phrase:support his sinking frame in their arms
Spanish translation:acoger su cuerpo moribundo en sus brazos
Entered by: Ana Juliá

16:12 May 16, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / 19th century text
English term or phrase: support his sinking frame in their arms
Relatives, loved friends, and servants, cannot comfort a man when he draws near death. They may minister affectionately to his bodily wants. They may watch by his bed-side tenderly, and anticipate his every wish. They may smooth down his dying pillow, and ***support his sinking frame in their arms***. But they cannot "minister to a mind diseased." They cannot stop the achings of a troubled heart. They cannot screen an uneasy conscience from the eye of God.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 23:02
acoger su cuerpo moribundo en sus brazos
Explanation:
una idea
quim
Selected response from:

Joaquim Siles-Borràs
Spain
Local time: 23:02
Grading comment
Gracias, Joaquim.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5acoger su cuerpo moribundo en sus brazos
Joaquim Siles-Borràs
5sostener en sus brazos su zozobrante estructura (en sentido de recipiente del alma)
Walter Landesman
4sostienen con sus brazos el marco que se hunde
aivars
4... amparar su marchita / agotada forma en sus brazos
marcellita
4abrigar (proteger) con sus brazos su cuerpo ya indefenso
Flavio Granados F
3y mantener en sus brazos su cuerpo que se está apagando
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
y mantener en sus brazos su cuerpo que se está apagando


Explanation:
Saludos.

------ (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 34
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
acoger su cuerpo moribundo en sus brazos


Explanation:
una idea
quim

Joaquim Siles-Borràs
Spain
Local time: 23:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Gracias, Joaquim.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cello: me gusta 8-)
3 hrs
  -> muchas gracias y saludos cello
agree  Leticia Klemetz, CT: creo que esto refleja el sentido. me gusta
4 hrs
  -> muchas gracias y saludos leticia
agree  carlie602: gracias
9 hrs
  -> muchas gracias carlie
agree  Olga Alex: Yo pondría "sostener su cuerpo moribundo" y quitaría los de los brazos.
15 hrs
  -> muchas gracias olga
agree  JaneTranslates: Very nice.
2 days 11 hrs
  -> muchas cracias jane
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sostienen con sus brazos el marco que se hunde


Explanation:
Es sostener concretamente el marco de la cama que parece hundirse, no es metáfora del cuerpo del moribundo. Alisan la almohada, atienden sus necesidades; son todos actos que intentan ayudar en lo irreversible

aivars
Argentina
Local time: 18:02
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... amparar su marchita / agotada forma en sus brazos


Explanation:
Prefiero forma porque el original dice "frame" y no "body"...

marcellita
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abrigar (proteger) con sus brazos su cuerpo ya indefenso


Explanation:
opción

Flavio Granados F
Venezuela
Local time: 17:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sostener en sus brazos su zozobrante estructura (en sentido de recipiente del alma)


Explanation:
ok

Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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