Oct 8, 2020 04:11
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Spanish term
Costa Rica
Native in: Spanish 
Agonizar de sueño
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Ustedes tienen una idea de cómo se podría traducir la frase: "Al pasajero no le importa que lo vean agonizando de sueño".
Esta frase es de un libro costarricense que habla sobre del estrés y el malestar que pasan los pasajeros en un aeropuerto debido a las grandes esperas entre vuelos y otros asuntos similares que generan estrés.
Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
Esta frase es de un libro costarricense que habla sobre del estrés y el malestar que pasan los pasajeros en un aeropuerto debido a las grandes esperas entre vuelos y otros asuntos similares que generan estrés.
Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | dead on his/her/their feet |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | to be extremely tired |
Lisa Rosengard
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Proposed translations
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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dead on his/her/their feet
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or: drop-dead tired
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flagged out
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so many ways to do this
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be dead on your feet Significado, definición, qué es be dead on your feet: 1. to be very tired
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"Al pasajero no le importa que lo vean agonizando de sueño".
"The traveller couldn't care (less) if they appear dead on their feet"
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"traveler" (US) traveller (UK)
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and as it's an airport scenario: passenger might be more appropriate but "travel(l)er" is more generic
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a more colloquial version would be "wrecked"
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or: drop-dead tired
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flagged out
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so many ways to do this
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be dead on your feet Significado, definición, qué es be dead on your feet: 1. to be very tired
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"Al pasajero no le importa que lo vean agonizando de sueño".
"The traveller couldn't care (less) if they appear dead on their feet"
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Note added at 15 mins (2020-10-08 04:26:46 GMT)
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"traveler" (US) traveller (UK)
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Note added at 17 mins (2020-10-08 04:29:16 GMT)
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and as it's an airport scenario: passenger might be more appropriate but "travel(l)er" is more generic
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a more colloquial version would be "wrecked"
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
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thanks Neil
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Ventnai
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thanks Ian
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Marie Wilson
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thanks Marie
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
: I like "dropped-dead tired". Know the feeling well, from all of my transatlantic travels.
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thanks Barbara
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Liliana Garfunkel
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gracias Liliana
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María Marta Semberoiz
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gracias María Marta
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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.
to be extremely tired
Also, 'exhausted' describes the extremely tired person.
The phrase is from a Costa Rican book which describes the stress and discomfort which passengers suffer in an airport due to the length of waiting times between flights and other stressful matters.
"Al pasajero no le importa que lo vean agonizando de sueño"
"The exhausted passenger or traveler doesn't worry too much about being seen."
"The passenger is so tired (exhausted) that he or she doesn't worry about his or her appearance."
The phrase is from a Costa Rican book which describes the stress and discomfort which passengers suffer in an airport due to the length of waiting times between flights and other stressful matters.
"Al pasajero no le importa que lo vean agonizando de sueño"
"The exhausted passenger or traveler doesn't worry too much about being seen."
"The passenger is so tired (exhausted) that he or she doesn't worry about his or her appearance."
Example sentence:
Durante las horas de espera entre los viajes, al pasajero tan cansado que echa polvo no le importa ser visto ni los detalles de su apariencia, tantos son los asuntos estresantes del viaje y las demoras.
During the long hours of travel delays between journeys, the exhausted traveler is not too worried about appearances amid the heightened stresses of travel delays and other issues.
Discussion
"The exhausted passenger doesn't worry too much about being seen."
"The passenger doesn't worry about being seen in an exhaustion."