English translation of "corona y remate" - "you might try something like "part and parcel" of this perishable life"

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135 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	corona y remate
Context:	La muerte es el más importante acontecimiento psíquico que se conoce; la corona y remate de esta vida perecedera.

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135 months ago

wrote:

The climax/ the culmination of that mortal life

My comment:

Corona y remate is similar to the famous English couples: the two words mean the same, but it emphasizes the idea. I don't agree with "the alpha and omega" proposed by another translator.

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135 months ago

wrote:

or: the consummation of... (cf Hamlet's famous somloquy:"'tis a consummation devouyly to be wished").

135 months ago

rhodie wrote:

the alpha and omega

135 months ago

Clara Fernández wrote:

you might try something like "part and parcel" of this perishable life

My comment:

or straight translation of the meaning "the highest (or culminating) point" of this....