Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a la merced de
English translation:
at the mercy of
Added to glossary by
Sylvina
Feb 3, 2008 02:30
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
a la merced de
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Context: "...quedando a la merced de los castigos determinados por los sellos, las trompetas y las copas".
¡I'm translating about the Apocalipsis! and I wonder if there's already an expression for that.
Thank you all for your help!.
¡I'm translating about the Apocalipsis! and I wonder if there's already an expression for that.
Thank you all for your help!.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +16 | at the mercy of |
Rafael Anselmé
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| 4 | having no way out |
Cecilia Welsh
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Proposed translations
+16
5 mins
Rafael Anselmé
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
EN, SP, DE, IT, and PTBR
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
at the mercy of
Note from asker:
| thank you! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much!"
21 mins
Cecilia Welsh
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
Clarity, Brevity, Simplicity
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
having no way out
...having no way out from the punishments as a result of the seals, the trumpets and the bowls...
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Note added at 24 mins (2008-02-03 02:54:34 GMT)
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...no way out of the punishment/torments...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-03 04:53:58 GMT)
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"having no way out" shows the inexorable/inescapable nature of the judgments in the Apocalypse...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-03 05:23:22 GMT)
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To give you an example of this language in the Bible:
"...there will be anguish of nations, not knowing the way out...while men become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth..."
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Note added at 24 mins (2008-02-03 02:54:34 GMT)
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...no way out of the punishment/torments...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-03 04:53:58 GMT)
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"having no way out" shows the inexorable/inescapable nature of the judgments in the Apocalypse...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-03 05:23:22 GMT)
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To give you an example of this language in the Bible:
"...there will be anguish of nations, not knowing the way out...while men become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth..."
Note from asker:
| thank you very much for your help! Silvina |
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