Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Venir el mundo abajo
English translation:
My world fell apart
Spanish term
"Venir el mundo abajo"
Estoy traduciendo al inglés, y no encuentro la mejor equivalencia para esta expresión. Como cuando uno se entera de una mortal enfermedad "Y se me vino el mundo abajo" Algunas ideas?
Gracias de antemano
May 26, 2009 22:00: Lisa McCarthy changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
May 27, 2009 15:53: Lisa McCarthy Created KOG entry
PRO (3): Jairo Payan, tradukwk2, Lisa McCarthy
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Proposed translations
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
and my world fell apart
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Lesley Clarke
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Juan Carlos García
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Marsha Wilkie
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United States
Confidentiality. Reliability. Excellence
Native in: English 
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
pull the rug from under my feet
La opción de Lisa es apropiada también.
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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