le marchtaban
English translation: although...were eating away at/ robbing her of/taken their toll on her youth, below the misery...
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| le marchitaban were withering ... away Explanation: ... were withering her youth away -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2011-06-01 06:21:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "... and although ..." instead of "... despite ..." |
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languish / fade away Explanation: Saludos -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 minutos (2011-06-01 06:22:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- fading away... |
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peer agreement (net): +1| le marchitaban although...were eating away at/ robbing her of/taken their toll on her youth, below the misery... Explanation: This evil surrounds her, draining her life force and eating away at her youth. She looks to the sky, an endless sea of black smoke and gas. ... "Marchitar" is a verb in Spanish, but I would reword this sentence to make it less awkward.. Either of the traditional translations (fade or wither) could be used by restructuring: She was 15 years old and though...her youth/youthfulness was fading/whithering away due to... Examples of eating away/robbing her (and another option "taking its/their toll": his evil surrounds her, draining her life force and eating away at her youth. She looks to the sky, an endless sea of black smoke and gas. ... www.themedullareview.com/Kris_Duffy.html - En caché; Ten years of endless struggles had taken their toll: her youth was gone and she ... en.wikipedia.org/.../Maria_Luisa_of_Spain,_Duchess_of_Lucca - En caché - Similares;When Veronica's transmigrations start robbing her of her youth, Dominic realizes the true paradox of the situation; and, ultimately finds himself faced with ...; as well as time, had taken their toll on her appearance. ... Maintaining her youth and vitality became central to this developing plot; ... abacom.com/~jkrause/bathory.html - En caché - Similares www.leftfromhollywood.com/.../Youth Without Youth (4).htm - En caché; |
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