Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
he could have STOOD HIS LOT
Romanian translation:
ar fi putut să reziste mult
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Dorli Dinescu
Feb 9, 2020 11:43
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English term
he could have STOOD HIS LOT
English to Romanian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature
Julian thought he could have stood his lot better if she had been selfish, if she had been an old hag who drank and screamed at him.
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Proposed translations
(Romanian)
| 4 | ar fi putut să reziste mult |
Nona Stanciu Dell'Acqua
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| 4 +1 | ar fi putut să-i țină mai bine piept |
Claudiu Ignuța-Ciuncanu
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| 4 | ar fi putut să facă față sorții sale |
adami
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Proposed translations
8 mins
Nona Stanciu Dell'Acqua
Italy
Italy
Native in Romanian
Works in field
Italy
Linguistic and Marketing Consultant
Native in: Romanian 
, Italian , Moldavian
Works in: Italian to Romanian, Romanian to Italian, English to Romanian, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
ar fi putut să reziste mult
Julian thought he could have stood his lot better if she had been selfish, if she had been an old hag who drank and screamed at him. = Julian credea că ar fi putut să reziste mult mai bine dacă ar fi fost egoistă, dacă ar fi fost o bătrână vrăjitoare care bea și țipa la el.
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Note added at 5 giorni (2020-02-14 13:15:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Mulțumesc Dorli!
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Note added at 5 giorni (2020-02-14 13:15:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Mulțumesc Dorli!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 hrs
ar fi putut să facă față sorții sale
alte variante: sa-și rabde/înfrunte condiția/destinul/cele hărăzite de soartă
ex. It’s about the oldest child (age 12) in a large Catholic family in the 1960s, who can’t stand her lot in life. She strikes up a correspondence with the Mother Superior of a convent in order to learn what she must do to be saintly enough to escape her crazy family life.
https://rachellegardner.com/on-darkness-in-ya-literature/
Elsewhere, Roena, daughter of the Duke of Blackwood, is a fiery and independent noble who cannot stand her lot in life. She feels imprisoned by the trappings of being the daughter of the Duke, who is forcing her to choose a husband at the next courtly function.
https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/K-S-Villoso/Blackwood-Ma...
ex. It’s about the oldest child (age 12) in a large Catholic family in the 1960s, who can’t stand her lot in life. She strikes up a correspondence with the Mother Superior of a convent in order to learn what she must do to be saintly enough to escape her crazy family life.
https://rachellegardner.com/on-darkness-in-ya-literature/
Elsewhere, Roena, daughter of the Duke of Blackwood, is a fiery and independent noble who cannot stand her lot in life. She feels imprisoned by the trappings of being the daughter of the Duke, who is forcing her to choose a husband at the next courtly function.
https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/K-S-Villoso/Blackwood-Ma...
+1
5 hrs
Claudiu Ignuța-Ciuncanu
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
inginer auto & economist
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, German to Romanian
Related KudoZ points
:
12
ar fi putut să-i țină mai bine piept
to stand = între altele, a ține piept, a nu ceda
lot = cred că aici în sensul figurat de parte
sau, ca variantă, ar fi putut să-și susțină mai bine cauza, însă o variantă mai prozaică...
lot = cred că aici în sensul figurat de parte
sau, ca variantă, ar fi putut să-și susțină mai bine cauza, însă o variantă mai prozaică...
Reference comments
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