Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
como los hijos no llegaban...
English translation:
...they could not conceive
Added to glossary by
Swantje Holtken
Dec 2, 2004 23:31
19 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Sworn translator ENG - ESP
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
como los hijos no llegaban...
Spanish to English
Other
Psychology
Context: pre-adoption psychological report.
Como los hijos no llegaban, decidieron consultar a un médico
As children.... , they sought advice from a doctor
It means that she couldn't get pregnant, but I would like it to sound more formal...
Thank you very much!
Como los hijos no llegaban, decidieron consultar a un médico
As children.... , they sought advice from a doctor
It means that she couldn't get pregnant, but I would like it to sound more formal...
Thank you very much!
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+3
24 mins
Selected
...they could not conceive
might be better, because then the woman does not get all the blame.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much. I choose this option because it's more neutral."
3 mins
Because she could not conceive
This is more formal than saying "become pregnant", but that would do, as well.
+2
8 mins
Neil Phillipson
Native in English
Quality,Legibility,ComprehensibilityFast
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
As she was unable to conceive,...
As = because (a little more formal)
to be unable to = coulnd not (a little formal)
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Another possibility is "As she was having trouble conceiving", though 'to have trouble doing somthing' is more informal than the above.
I hope they help!
Neil.
to be unable to = coulnd not (a little formal)
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Another possibility is "As she was having trouble conceiving", though 'to have trouble doing somthing' is more informal than the above.
I hope they help!
Neil.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Xenia Wong
: Since she....
3 mins
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Thanks Xenia, yep 'since' too, equivalent to 'as'
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| agree |
María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
: very good
19 mins
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4 hrs
Martin Harvey
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Argentina
Obsession for quality is a pleasure.
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variant: Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
As pregnancy kept evading her, they decided
I know it's too literal, but what about: As she wouldn't get pregnante, they... Just another option..
+1
29 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
99
as she was unable to have children of her own
This is quibble, but unless your context says otherwise, it's making an assumption to say she couldn't conceive/get pregnant. She may have had a series of miscarriages.
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Note added at 7 hrs 16 mins (2004-12-03 06:48:08 GMT)
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Correction: \"This is a quibble.\"
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Note added at 7 hrs 16 mins (2004-12-03 06:48:08 GMT)
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Correction: \"This is a quibble.\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maria-Teresa Zenteno
: Por el nivel del lenguage usado--informal--me quedo con esta opción.
3 hrs
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