ella ya había aguantado y sufrido mucho

English translation: she had put up with and suffered a lot

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Spanish term or phrase:ella ya había aguantado y sufrido mucho
English translation:she had put up with and suffered a lot
Entered by: chica nueva

00:47 Aug 9, 2011
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / cuento
Spanish term or phrase: ella ya había aguantado y sufrido mucho
Usted conoció a mamá cuando ella ya había aguantado y sufrido mucho, pero sólo cuatro años antes (me acuerdo perfectamente) todavía era muy linda y tenía buenos colores. Además era una mujer fuerte. Algunas noches, cuando por fin el Viejo caía estrepitosamente y de inmediato empezaba a roncar, entre ella y yo lo levantábamos y lo llevábamos hasta la cama. Era pesadísimo, y además aquello era como levantar a un muerto. La que hacía casi toda la fuerza era ella. Yo apenas si me encargaba de sostener una pierna, con el pantalón todo embarrado y el zapato marrón con los cordones sueltos.

'Réquiem con tostadas' (Mario Benedetti 1920-2009)

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chica nueva
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she had already endured and suffered a lot
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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4 +3she had already endured and suffered a lot
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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she had already endured and suffered a lot


Explanation:
Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 22:03
Native speaker of: English
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