Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
This illness turns him into a writhing ball of pain
German translation:
ein sich vor Schmerzen windendes Häufchen Elend
English term
Brazil
An enthusiastic translator.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 4 more.
This illness turns him into a writhing ball of pain
Diese Krankheit verwandelt ihn jedes Mal in einen sich windenden Schmerzensball, wenn er aufflammt.
Ist diese Übersetzung korrekt?
| 4 +5 | ein sich vor Schmerzen windendes Häufchen Elend |
Britta Norris
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| 4 | ... in eine gekrümmte Haltung |
Johannes Gleim
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Oct 31, 2020 14:08: Murad AWAD changed "Term asked" from "This illness turns him into a writhing ball of pain every time it flares up." to "This illness turns him into a writhing ball of pain "
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
ENDE ~ Bilingual + Bicultural
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
ein sich vor Schmerzen windendes Häufchen Elend
Vielleicht besser: Jedes Mal, wenn die Krankheit aufflammt, verwandelt sie ihn in ein sich vor Schmerzen windendes Häufchen Elend.
In deiner Version müsste es auch 'wenn sie aufflammt' heisses, da sich das Relativpronomen auf die Krankheit und nicht den 'Schmerzball' bezieht. :)
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Note added at 24 mins (2020-10-31 13:49:00 GMT)
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heißen*
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Note added at 25 mins (2020-10-31 13:50:07 GMT)
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heißen*
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gofink
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Dankeschön gofink. :)
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Kim Metzger
: The image is about pain, not posture.
1 day 4 hrs
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Dankeschön Kim. :)
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Katja Schoone
1 day 21 hrs
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Dankeschön Katja. :)
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Miranda Nicholas-Zaar
2 days 21 hrs
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
... in eine gekrümmte Haltung
oder drastischer, aber weniger fachlich:
… verwandelt ihn in ein sich krümmendes Schmerzbündel.
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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs (2020-11-01 21:35:56 GMT)
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Claims Variante greife ich gerne auf" ...verwandelt ihn in ein sich windendes Schmerzbündel"
oder "ein (armseeliges) sich vor Schmerzen windendes Bündel Mensch".
Jeder weiß schließlich, wie das aussieht.
Discussion
Muss das "writhing" im Deutschen unbedingt mit rein?