May 19, 2022 13:47
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Spanish term

No llegué a conocer bien a mi madre personalmente

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Hola a todos.
El fragmento sobre el cual consulto es parte de una entrevista a un hombre cuya madre murió siendo él un bebé.
La frase que dice es "No llegué a conocer bien a mi madre personalmente". Es cierto que la conoció (en el sentido "meet my mother") porque convivió con ella algunos meses, pero a lo que se refiere es a realmente haber pasado tiempo con ella y conocerla en persona. Luego lo hizo a travez de fotos y relatos familiares.
Sería correcto traducir "I did not have the chance to really know her in person"?

¡Muchas gracias!

Proposed translations

+4
41 mins
Selected

I never got to know my mother personally

Woul work I think

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Note added at 4 heures (2022-05-19 18:45:52 GMT)
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Maybe 'never REALLY got to know...
Note from asker:
Thank you all. Once again, your support is a great help.
Thanks to you all. Sorry, I thought I'd chosen this answer days ago. You've algo been of great help, as always.
Peer comment(s):

agree Simone Taylor
45 mins
agree philgoddard
58 mins
agree neilmac : "Bien" = properly... etc.
3 hrs
agree Cristiano Berhanu
1 day 18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 hrs

Personally, I never got to know my mother well

"bien" needs to be in the translation - important quantifier
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+3
7 hrs

I didn't really have enough time to get to know my mother

This is how I would say it naturally in English.

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2022-05-20 20:50:39 GMT)
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This answer should read: "I didn't really have enough time to get to know my mother very well" (to include 'bien')
Peer comment(s):

agree Manuel Aburto
29 mins
"I didn't really have enough time to get to know my mother very well" including the 'bien' aspect. Gracias, Manuel :)
agree Rebecca Hendry
14 hrs
Thanks, Rebecca :)
agree Michele Fauble
19 hrs
Thanks, Michele :)
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