it can originate with no one person

Spanish translation: no puede tener su origen /originarse en una sola persona

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English term or phrase:it can originate with no one person
Spanish translation:no puede tener su origen /originarse en una sola persona
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

14:57 Aug 25, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Philosophy
English term or phrase: it can originate with no one person
I do not know the syntax in the original Arabic, but in English "My chest cannot take the vastness of emotion" suggests that the emotion is not his alone, but of a magnitude so great that it can originate with no one person.

"... que puede originase sin que haya ninguna persona" (?) No entiendo la frase
Gracias
heliojorge
Local time: 08:48
que no puede tener su origen /originarse en una sola persona
Explanation:
Por el sentido...

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Note added at 34 mins (2009-08-25 15:32:09 GMT)
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Es decir, una emoción de tal magnitud que trasciende a la persona individual.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 08:48
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Summary of answers provided
5me emociona sobremanera / me rebalsa / llena de emoción
Diego Carpio (X)
2 +2que no puede tener su origen /originarse en una sola persona
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3que una persona sola no puede soportar
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
3no puede derivar de ninguna persona determinada
Bubo Coroman (X)


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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
que no puede tener su origen /originarse en una sola persona


Explanation:
Por el sentido...

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Note added at 34 mins (2009-08-25 15:32:09 GMT)
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Es decir, una emoción de tal magnitud que trasciende a la persona individual.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 08:48
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kbriggsdean: yes, exactly.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kbriggsdean - Bea

agree  bcsantos
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, bcsantos - Bea
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que una persona sola no puede soportar


Explanation:
Es totalmente libre, pero lo que quiere decir que la emoción es demasiado grande como para que unos solos hombros la aguanten.

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 08:48
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
me emociona sobremanera / me rebalsa / llena de emoción


Explanation:
Coincido, se trata de una traducción libre y propongo estas expresiones.

Saludos y espero que sea de utilidad.

Diego Carpio (X)
Argentina
Local time: 03:48
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no puede derivar de ninguna persona determinada


Explanation:
"no one person" is like "no-one in particular"

Bubo Coroman (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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