Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
take its toll
Spanish translation:
pasarle (a alguien) factura
Added to glossary by
Andy Watkinson
Dec 23, 2004 19:27
19 yrs ago
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English term
Practical, reliable and to the point
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish
take its toll on me
English to Spanish
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
There are lots of jobs to juggle. This can ***take its toll on me***.
Muchas gracias de antemano.
Muchas gracias de antemano.
Proposed translations
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Esto me puede pasar factura
Hola Leonardo,
Para decir que al final un (sobre)esfuerzo tiene sus consecuencias, esta expresión es frecuente, al menos por estos pagos (España).
Saludos,
Andy
Para decir que al final un (sobre)esfuerzo tiene sus consecuencias, esta expresión es frecuente, al menos por estos pagos (España).
Saludos,
Andy
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "¡Gracias a todos!"
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Muriel Deimundo
Native in Spanish
Legal - Business- Economics - Marketing
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish
puede acabar conmigo
Esta es la definición que encontré en el cambridge dictionary. Necesitaría más contexto para ver de que se trata...
take its/their/a toll
If something takes its/their/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths or damage:
The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.
The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.
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take its/their/a toll
If something takes its/their/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths or damage:
The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows beneath her eyes.
The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.
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Ana Brassara
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
High Quality Translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Todo esto me puede afectar (la salud, etc)
otra opción
14 mins
Carlos Diaz de Leon
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
Over 14 years of verifiable experience
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
ser desgastante
Literally, it means "to wear you down".
Some other options could be "te va deteriorando" or "va deteriorando tu salud".
HTH
Some other options could be "te va deteriorando" or "va deteriorando tu salud".
HTH
21 mins
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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86
puede tener un grave efecto en mi
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