Oct 19, 2020 16:15
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
lejos de morir en una larga agonía
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
Hoy sabemos que no sufrieron porque lejos de morir en una larga agonía motivada por la asfixia, su muerte fue instantánea.
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far from suffering/enduring a drawn-out, agonising death
Another option
Example sentence:
... terrified and dishevelled, she is run over by a motorbike and suffers a drawn-out, agonising death
Instead he suffered a drawn-out, agonising death from tuberculosis in prison.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
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Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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far from dying in long, drawn-out agony
...far from dying from a physically-tortured death...
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Christian [email protected]
United States
United States
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United States
Architect/Translator for over 30 years
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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rather than suffering a long, agonizing death...
I think "rather than" works better than "far from".
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