Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Curl into a ball and cry
Spanish translation:
hacerse un ovillo y echarse a llorar
Added to glossary by
Maria Iglesia Ramos
Oct 29, 2018 16:36
5 yrs ago
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English term
United States
Curl into a ball and cry
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Curl into a ball and cry
I'm looking for a Spanish phrase thats similar to this. The feeling of being so upset you want to disappear and cry.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +7 | hacerse un ovillo y sollozar |
Maria Iglesia Ramos
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| 4 +1 | Se pone/acurruca en posición fetal a llorar [conmovedoramente?] |
Phoenix III
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Change log
Nov 12, 2018 12:44: Maria Iglesia Ramos Created KOG entry
Nov 12, 2018 12:44: Maria Iglesia Ramos changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/93043">Maria Iglesia Ramos's</a> old entry - "Curl into a ball and cry"" to ""hacerse un ovillo y echarse a llorar""
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Also an interpreter (medical, court)
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
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hacerse un ovillo y sollozar
Es lo que se usa comúnmente hablando.
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Note added at 21 minutos (2018-10-29 16:57:35 GMT)
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Si, rectifico hacerse un ovillo y echarse a llorar. No sé si se puede editar la respuesta. ;-)
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Note added at 21 minutos (2018-10-29 16:57:35 GMT)
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Si, rectifico hacerse un ovillo y echarse a llorar. No sé si se puede editar la respuesta. ;-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
3 mins
Phoenix III
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
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4
Se pone/acurruca en posición fetal a llorar [conmovedoramente?]
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Note added at 5 mins (2018-10-29 16:42:16 GMT)
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Se AISLA a llorar en posición fetal.
I like this better. Either way, it's a third option.
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Note added at 5 mins (2018-10-29 16:42:16 GMT)
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Se AISLA a llorar en posición fetal.
I like this better. Either way, it's a third option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Montero López
: También coincido en que «echarse a llorar» es la opción más natural. Para «hacerse un ovillo», también se dice mucho «hacerse bola». De hecho, esta última la he oído más veces.
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Mil gracias, David.
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