Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to have our own hearts bleed
Spanish translation:
a que nos duela el alma
Added to glossary by
Ana Juliá
Sep 5, 2005 15:13
19 yrs ago
English term
to have our own hearts bleed
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Religion
19th century book about Christian mothers
He who can punish without sympathy, without emotions of sorrow, cannot punish with a right spirit. Even our Father in heaven does not willingly afflict his children. But does he on that account withhold his discipline, and allow us to go on in sin unpunished? We must, in earnest prayer, look to him for strength and wisdom, and unreservedly do our duty. We must be willing to have our own hearts bleed, if we can thus save our children from the ravages of those passions which, unchecked, will ruin their usefulness and peace!
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ar dispuestos a que nos sangre el corazón/a que nos duela el alma
Otra vez te pongo dos opciones, la traducción literal es más poética y me parece igualmente correcta
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias a todos"
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Pablo Grosschmid
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
www.grosschmid.eu
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
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a que sangren nuestros propios corazones
Debemos estar dispuestos ...
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Anabel Martínez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Localization and transcreation
Native in: Catalan (Variant: Central) 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 5 more.
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140
hacer de tripas corazón
me parece la expresión más precisa en este caso
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isabel2000
: La verdad es que en España lo decimos así
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gracias, Isabel, ciertamente me parece la forma idiomática de decirlo :)
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Egmont
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gracias :)
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Sebastian Lopez
Native in Spanish
Professional translator since 1976
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Swedish to Spanish, French to Spanish
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20
a que se nos parta el corazón
"partirse el corazón" es más corriente en español que "aangrar el corazón". Y "nuestro" sería redundante.
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
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Muchas gracias, Sandra
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Caro Friszman
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Gracias, Caro
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alcarama
: Pues sí
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¡Gracias!
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Egmont
17 hrs
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Muchas gracias
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Flavio Granados F
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in Spanish
Venezuela
In good terms, your deadline is mine
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
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12
a sacrificarnos, a poner en riesgo nuestro bienestar
otras formas de expresarlo, tal vez no tan trágicas
34 mins
sacrificarnos, dar la vida, sufrir
just other options. hope they help!
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