... эти дни прошли для меня как в бредовом, или лихорадочном состоянии ...

English translation: I lived through those days as though in a feverish delirium

16:34 Apr 4, 2003

Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: ... эти дни прошли для меня как в бредовом, или лихорадочном состоянии ...

Явная метафора, как это перевести без слишком большой фигуральности выражения?
Спасибо!
Надеюсь, несколько развлечь коллег своими вопросами в канун выходных.

protolmach
United States

English translation:I lived through those days as though in a feverish delirium

Explanation:
another option

Selected response from:

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 04:31

Grading comment

Thank you, guys!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

I spent those days as if in a delirium or in a frenzy

Yuri Smirnov

4 +2

my humble offering

Libero_Lang_Lab

4 +1

I lived through those days as though in a feverish delirium

William Stein

I went through those days as if gripped by a delirium or fever...

Emil Tubinshlak

Closer to the original

Yulia Shevchenko

Those were crazy/ outrageous/strange days for me.

Oleg Pashuk (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

I spent those days as if in a delirium or in a frenzy

Explanation:
stupor, too

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of:

Belarusian,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 922

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

I lived through those days as though in a feverish delirium

Explanation:
another option

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 04:31
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 320

Grading comment

Thank you, guys!

36 mins confidence:

I went through those days as if gripped by a delirium or fever...

Explanation:
...

Emil Tubinshlak
Canada
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 153

1 hr confidence:

Closer to the original

Explanation:
These days went by for me as if in a delirious or feverish state

Yulia Shevchenko
United States
Local time: 06:31
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in pair: 40

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

my humble offering

Explanation:
Don't wish to seem overly critical of my esteemed colleagues, but all of the other versions offered thus far sound to my ear, either stilted or a little too much like high-flown literary style.

This might be a little too loose for your liking but...

"During those / For several days I felt like I was in some kind of mind-altered state, it was like some kind of strange fever.

Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1214

2 hrs confidence:

Those were crazy/ outrageous/strange days for me.

Explanation:
- make it simple.

Oleg Pashuk (X)
PRO pts in pair: 619

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