el matrimonio había sucumbido

English translation: the marriage came to an end, broke down, fell apart

20:34 Feb 25, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Spanish term or phrase: el matrimonio había sucumbido
From a Dominican novel. I guess a guy's marriage fell apart? What do you all think? Fuller context:

"Todo aparentaba de maravilla, hasta que se dio cuenta de que nada sería igual, ya que el matrimonio había sucumbido."
Caiman
United States
Local time: 11:41
English translation:the marriage came to an end, broke down, fell apart
Explanation:
A few options.

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Note added at 14 mins (2018-02-25 20:48:40 GMT)
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You might want to use the Past Perfect tense here, i.e. "...had come to an end, had broken down, had fallen apart".
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 11:41
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2the marriage came to an end, broke down, fell apart
Darius Saczuk
3 +1the marriage was on the rocks - fell apart (your option)
JohnMcDove
4since the marriage had died
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4their marriage had collapsed
Cecilia Gowar
4the marriage had succumbed
neilmac


Discussion entries: 3





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the marriage was on the rocks - fell apart (your option)


Explanation:
As I am giving my answer, see Dariusz's.

Well, another option.



JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 08:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  Darius Saczuk
6 mins
  -> Thank you very much, DariusZ. :-)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the marriage came to an end, broke down, fell apart


Explanation:
A few options.

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Note added at 14 mins (2018-02-25 20:48:40 GMT)
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You might want to use the Past Perfect tense here, i.e. "...had come to an end, had broken down, had fallen apart".

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 11:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Yes, I take that's the idea. /../ Yes, that's better.
3 mins
  -> Thanks, John, although the Past Perfect tense might be more appropriate here.

agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
since the marriage had died


Explanation:
Reflects the sense of "succumbed".

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 11:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 103
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
their marriage had collapsed


Explanation:
Another option, for this particular context.

"There are many reasons marriages collapse at a rate of over 60 percent these days."
https://familyshare.com/2096/how-did-we-get-here-5-hidden-re...
"Princess Diana said this is why her marriage collapsed "
https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/relationships/princess-d...


Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 219
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the marriage had succumbed


Explanation:
To choose the best solution, we would really need to know what comes after it in the original. "Succumb" entails the notion of surrender, giving in, caving in under pressure.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/2h5hbe/hav...

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Note added at 12 hrs (2018-02-26 08:54:25 GMT)
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Note that the usage examples are followed by whatever the subject succumbed to; so, whatever comes next in the original text will be important.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ava and Leo's marriage had succumbed to the pressures of all of the changes Ava had gone through
  • ...their marriage had succumbed to accusations of cheating and ...

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/succumb
    https://vonsimeon.com/tag/phenomenology/
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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