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Far from the shore

Marshall

July 11, 2013 02:31 PM

Far from the shore

Hola a todos,

I'm a little far from the shore and I'm afraid of sinking.

Nothing to do with swimming but more a cry for help in a situation of personal crisis or uncertainty. Out of one's depth emotionally. Is the following a reasonable translation?

Estoy un poco lejos de la orilla. Y tengo miedo de ahorgame.

Or is this too mechanical?

Gracias por su ayuda.

Saludos desde Marshall ;)

chileno

July 11, 2013 02:44 PM

sinking = hundirse

drowning = ahogarse

;)

JPablo

July 11, 2013 05:26 PM

Creo que la metáfora funciona igual en español.

Marshall

July 12, 2013 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPablo (Post 140346)

Creo que la metáfora funciona igual en español.

Thanks Jpablo for confirming that and thanks to Carlos Santana for the song.

Saludos

AngelicaDeAlquezar

July 12, 2013 01:06 PM

I'd use your original translation without the fullstop in the middle. It makes more explicit the real fear behind sinking. :)

Marshall

July 16, 2013 02:46 PM

Rock on!

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