con el correr de la propia existencia

English translation: as life flows along

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Spanish term or phrase:con el correr de la propia existencia
English translation:as life flows along
Entered by: schmetterlich

20:46 Nov 30, 2020
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Spanish term or phrase: con el correr de la propia existencia
Bien dicen que no hay un solo propósito de vida,
sino que estos se van construyendo, modelando y
determinando con el correr de la propia existencia. En
eso consiste la vida: en armonizar lo que pensamos
con lo que hacemos.

as life goes by/during the course of existence?

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schmetterlich
Local time: 02:02
as life flows along
Explanation:
Again, not very literal, but I think it gets the idea across, based on your context.

I wouldn't use "life" and "existence" in the same phrase, as it's redundant.

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Or "as life goes/moves forward".
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 03:02
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2as time goes by
Steven Huddleston
4with the course of life
Francois Boye
3as life flows along
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3throughout (our) life
David Hollywood


  

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as life flows along


Explanation:
Again, not very literal, but I think it gets the idea across, based on your context.

I wouldn't use "life" and "existence" in the same phrase, as it's redundant.

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Or "as life goes/moves forward".

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 03:02
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as time goes by


Explanation:
Not literal but more commonly used to express the same sentiment in English.

Steven Huddleston
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Local time: 01:02
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agree  Maria Delgado: I think this works just fine, and you don't have "life" repeated so many times.
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agree  Monica De Martin Fabbro
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throughout (our) life


Explanation:
or lives

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I think something with "life" or "lives" is a way of reflecting "existencia"

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and you could even add "entire"

"throughout our entire lives" as a generalization

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or: over the course of our entire lives

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keeps "correr" and "propia existencia"

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or "with the passing of time"

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so many ways to do this

David Hollywood
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: English
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with the course of life


Explanation:
http://lifeskills.endlex.com/article/meaning_and_course_of_y...

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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