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make himself miserable

Spanish translation: Se amarga a sí mismo

19:57 Oct 3, 2018
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Manipulative people
English term or phrase: make himself miserable
Context:

A common saying among professionals is that if a person is making himself miserable, he’s probably neurotic, and if he’s making everyone else miserable, he’s probably character-disordered.

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Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain
Spanish translation:Se amarga a sí mismo
Explanation:
Creo que si pones "se amarga a sí mismo" y más adelante "amarga a los demás" toma el sentido del original al mismo tiempo que respeta el juego de palabras del texto original.
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Helena Borrell Carreras
Spain
Local time: 18:01
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perfecto
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3 +6Se amarga a sí mismo
Helena Borrell Carreras
3se degusta
Nelson Soares


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Se amarga a sí mismo


Explanation:
Creo que si pones "se amarga a sí mismo" y más adelante "amarga a los demás" toma el sentido del original al mismo tiempo que respeta el juego de palabras del texto original.

Helena Borrell Carreras
Spain
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
perfecto

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Excelente opción. :-)
2 mins
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agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
13 mins
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agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: Sin duda ;)
59 mins
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agree  olv10siq
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agree  Natalia Pedrosa
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se degusta


Explanation:
Ej:
He "makes himself miserable," and me too.
Él "se disgusta" y me disgusta a mí.

Nelson Soares
Brazil
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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