los matorrales de la vida

English translation: (slither back) into the undergrowth

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Spanish term or phrase:	los matorrales de la vida
English translation:	(slither back) into the undergrowth
Entered by:	Barbara Cochran, MFA

16:35 Jan 3, 2021

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / In An Autobiography

Spanish term or phrase: los matorrales de la vida

Contexto:

Soltó Marta la fotografía como si se sintiese picada por una víbora. ¿Qué había sido, en efecto, Isagani para ella, la misma Marta, sino una víbora inmunda, rastrera y traicionera que después de vomitar el veneno en la copa divina de su honra, se escurría de sus manos triunfadora, para esconderse entre los matorrales de la vida, en acecho de otras víctimas? Y qué había sido aquella Tinay inerme, sino otra víctima propiciatoria de la misma víbora?

Gracias,

Barbara

Barbara Cochran, MFA KudoZ activity Questions: 1895 (7 open) (3 without valid answers) (234 closed without grading) Answers: 3899 United States
Local time: 20:09

(slip back into) the thickets

Explanation:
I don't think you need to translate "de la vida" since it is clear that the whole passage is figurative.

Selected response from:

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 02:09

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3 +6

(slip back into) the thickets

Shilpa Baliga

(lurking amid) the mangroves of life

Sophie Cherel

Discussion entries: 1

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1 hr confidence:

(lurking amid) the mangroves of life

Explanation:
It depends on the context - would this happen to be taking place in a tropical country?
If so "mangroves" is a better translation than "bush" or such like.
Mangroves are easy pleaces for predators to hide, including vipers. They are creepy, sinister places where you feel anything might pounce at you.
Steinbeck says of them:
"noone likes the magnroves" (Log from the Sea of Cortez

https://budak.blogs.com/the_annotated_budak/2009/09/no-one-likes-the-mangroves.html
https://ultimateexotics.co.za/the-mangrove-viper-cryptelytrops-purpureomaculatus/

Sophie Cherel
Spain
Local time: 01:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

(slip back into) the thickets

Explanation:
I don't think you need to translate "de la vida" since it is clear that the whole passage is figurative.

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 02:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

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