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Traea sua vita in tal martir!

English translation: martyrdom

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Italian term or phrase:martyr (ant.)
English translation:martyrdom

06:54 Apr 4, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / opera
Italian term or phrase: Traea sua vita in tal martir!
Elvira thinks (wrongly)that her lover, Arturo, has betrayed her and thus goes mad. Arturo explains this:
Credeasi, misera!
Da me tradita,
Traea sua vita in tal martir!
evwool
dragged out her life in such martyrdom!
Explanation:
miserable woman, she believed herself betrayed by me, dragging out her life in such martyrdom

[with such a horrendously difficult text, it will be you who will be suffering madness and martyrdom]
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Lanna Castellano
Local time: 02:36
Grading comment
Both answers are good but this is the closest to the Italian. Thank you very much. Yes, it is a bit of a stinker.
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Summary of answers provided
4She lived in such suffering/agony!
Ino66 (X)
3dragged out her life in such martyrdom!
Lanna Castellano


  

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She lived in such suffering/agony!


Explanation:
Literally:

She led her life in such torture.
Her life was led in such torture.

Ino66 (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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dragged out her life in such martyrdom!


Explanation:
miserable woman, she believed herself betrayed by me, dragging out her life in such martyrdom

[with such a horrendously difficult text, it will be you who will be suffering madness and martyrdom]

Lanna Castellano
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Both answers are good but this is the closest to the Italian. Thank you very much. Yes, it is a bit of a stinker.
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