Nov 11, 2020 19:57
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Costa Rica
Native in: Spanish 
estrago
Spanish to English
Other
Other
Podrían ayudarme a traducir el término "estrago".
Esta es la oración: "El pasajero necesita reponerse de todo el estrago".
Lo traduje como: "The passenger needs to recover himself from all this ravage.
Este estrago se refiere a que tiene que pasar por el detector de metales e incluso hasta ser interrogados, lo cual es muy estresante y tedioso.
Muchas Gracias.
Esta es la oración: "El pasajero necesita reponerse de todo el estrago".
Lo traduje como: "The passenger needs to recover himself from all this ravage.
Este estrago se refiere a que tiene que pasar por el detector de metales e incluso hasta ser interrogados, lo cual es muy estresante y tedioso.
Muchas Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | hassle |
neilmac
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| 4 +2 | aggravation |
Robert Carter
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| 5 | ordeal |
Rubén Muñoz
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| 4 | havoc/mess |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 3 +1 | strain |
Lisa Rosengard
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Proposed translations
+4
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hassle
Rather than the dictionary definition of "estrago", going through these procedures at the airport is merely an inconvenience rather than the harrowing experience some might make it out to be. It's a nuisance, a hassle, but not the end of the world.
"The passenger needs (time) to recover from all the hassle/strain/inconvenience..."
NB: There is no need for "himself" in the translation, and some people might find it sexist.
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Note added at 25 mins (2020-11-11 20:22:47 GMT)
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Correction: "They said they'd need...."
"The passenger needs (time) to recover from all the hassle/strain/inconvenience..."
NB: There is no need for "himself" in the translation, and some people might find it sexist.
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Note added at 25 mins (2020-11-11 20:22:47 GMT)
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Correction: "They said they'd need...."
Example sentence:
Thay said hey'd need another holiday to recover from all the hassle ...
I'd rather stay home and 'recover' from all the hassle I've gone through...
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Comment: "Muchas gracias. "
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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28
+1
12 mins
Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
experienced and well qualified linguist
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English, Spanish, and 3 more.
strain
The passenger might complain about going through customs at the airport where metal detectors are used and he or she may be detained for questioning, which is all highly stressful.
+2
7 hrs
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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96
aggravation
"aggravation
...Annoyance or exasperation
‘the whole business has caused me a lot of aggravation’
‘I don't need this aggravation’
‘For their sakes I shall have to suffer the aggravations of travelling alone.’
...
‘Perhaps I need to find a private moment of zen each day, a way to let the aggravation fly away from here.’
...
‘Long lines, overcrowded, delayed and canceled flights all add to the aggravation.’."
https://www.lexico.com/definition/aggravation
A couple of other possibilities: distress; anxiety
The passenger needs to recover from all the distress/anxiety.
The passenger has to get over all the aggravation.
...Annoyance or exasperation
‘the whole business has caused me a lot of aggravation’
‘I don't need this aggravation’
‘For their sakes I shall have to suffer the aggravations of travelling alone.’
...
‘Perhaps I need to find a private moment of zen each day, a way to let the aggravation fly away from here.’
...
‘Long lines, overcrowded, delayed and canceled flights all add to the aggravation.’."
https://www.lexico.com/definition/aggravation
A couple of other possibilities: distress; anxiety
The passenger needs to recover from all the distress/anxiety.
The passenger has to get over all the aggravation.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marie Wilson
: Reading the other questions by the Asker, it seems like it was quite an ordeal so aggravation is good.
10 hrs
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Thanks, Marie, yes, it's not really up to the translator to downplay the writer's own experience.
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| agree |
Manuel Aburto
: I agree with Robert!
11 hrs
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Thanks, Manuel.
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2 days 9 hrs
Rubén Muñoz
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
ordeal
The word you are looking for is “ordeal”. Which is defined as: A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.
Some of the synonyms for this word are: hardship, trial, difficulty, test, labour, suffering, trouble(s), nightmare, burden, torture, misery, agony, torment, anguish, toil, affliction, and tribulation among others.
Cheers
Some of the synonyms for this word are: hardship, trial, difficulty, test, labour, suffering, trouble(s), nightmare, burden, torture, misery, agony, torment, anguish, toil, affliction, and tribulation among others.
Cheers
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