Esa cosecha yo la pude recoger de él.

English translation: I was reaping what he had sown.

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Spanish term or phrase:	Esa cosecha yo la pude recoger de él.
English translation:	I was reaping what he had sown.
Entered by:	schmetterlich

20:27 Nov 30, 2020

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy

Spanish term or phrase: Esa cosecha yo la pude recoger de él.

El lazo que me une a XXX va más allá de lo profesional o lo terrenal.
Es ese vínculo que confirma la existencia de una ‘cadena de valores’ en la
vida: los que uno recibe por el bien que otros seres queridos hicieron en
el pasado. Esa cosecha yo la pude recoger de él.

Thank you.

schmetterlich KudoZ activity Questions: 1816 (2 open) (93 without valid answers) (118 closed without grading) Answers: 5
Local time: 00:36

I was reaping what he had sown.

Explanation:
This seems to be the idea, right?

Selected response from:

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 07:36

Grading comment

Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

I was reaping what he had sown.

Shilpa Baliga

I was able to reap a lot of benefit from it.

Barbara Cochran, MFA

I was able to reap his/her/this values harvest

Ariana Piantanida

And I reaped the harvest of what he had sown before.

David Hollywood

Answers

5 mins confidence:

I was able to reap a lot of benefit from it.

Explanation:
A non-literal interpretation that, I think, conveys the meaning.

Given the context, I prefer to use "it", as opposed to "him".

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 01:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 82

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

I was reaping what he had sown.

Explanation:
This seems to be the idea, right?

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 07:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thank you.

13 mins confidence:

I was able to reap his/her/this values harvest

Explanation:
Just a suggestion.

Ariana Piantanida
Argentina
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

And I reaped the harvest of what he had sown before.

Explanation:
might fit in with the spirit and overall cadence of your ST

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-11-30 22:59:52 GMT)
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maybe say "was fortunate to be able to reap the harvest of what he had sown before"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-11-30 23:01:15 GMT)
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a bit wordy I know...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-11-30 23:02:40 GMT)
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but we have to avoid any element of selfishness...

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 480

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