There wasn't anything to her, really

Spanish translation: se había quedado en nada

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English term or phrase:	there wasn't anything to her, really
Spanish translation:	se había quedado en nada
Entered by:	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

16:12 Feb 1, 2013

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English term or phrase: There wasn't anything to her, really

Se trata de la descripción que hace una madre de la situación en la que se encontraba su hija enferma de cancer.

"She was losing weight, she was losing her energy, she was just this body laying on a bed. @@There wasn't anything to her, really@@. We couldn't get any response. We tried to get her to smile or to laugh or... nothing."

anton1975 (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 93 (3 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Spain
Local time: 12:06

se había quedado en nada

Explanation:
Creo que esta expresión es muy fiel al original.

Selected response from:

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:06

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +9

ya no era más que una sombra

Mónica Algazi

4 +1

En realidad no quedaba nada en ella.

Patricia Honrubia

4 +1

se había quedado en nada

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

en realidad, no había nada que la animara

Remy Arce

ella estaba totalmrnte consumida

claudia16 (X)

Answers

6 mins confidence:

there wasn't anything to her, really en realidad, no había nada que la animara

Explanation:
una opción en ese contexto

Remy Arce
United States
Local time: 06:06
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 36

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

there wasn't anything to her, really En realidad no quedaba nada en ella.

Explanation:
Se refiere a que ha perdido su ser, está vacía.

Example sentence(s):

He felt hollow, empty. He felt like there wasn't anything to him anymore. Was he even alive? His hand unconsciously rose to his neck and felt his pulse.

Patricia Honrubia
Spain
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

there wasn't anything to her, really ya no era más que una sombra

Explanation:
creative translation

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 07:06
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 60

1 hr confidence:

there wasn't anything to her, really ella estaba totalmrnte consumida

Explanation:
frail, very thin and drawn

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:06
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

1 day 3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

there wasn't anything to her, really

se había quedado en nada

Explanation:
Creo que esta expresión es muy fiel al original.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 12:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 328

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