no habia quedado bien

English translation: had not been successful

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Spanish term or phrase:no habia quedado bien
English translation:had not been successful
Entered by: Loreta Saddi

20:51 Oct 24, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: no habia quedado bien
Part of a claim statement:

"En Junio 11, 2018, me someti a una cirurgia de la vista y el doctor me digo que en 3 meses yo quedaria totalmente bien, me revisaban la vista cada 2 meses, luego yo me comunique con el cirujano porque mi vista no estaba bien, el cirujano me reviso y dijo que la cirurgia **no habia quedado bien***pero que el me hacia la cirurgia de nuevo.

Any suggestion for the term "no habia quedado bien"?

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Loreta Saddi
United States
Local time: 17:41
had not been successful
Explanation:
That's the idea.
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 18:41
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9had not been successful
Robert Carter
5 -2had not turned out well
Joannes Groenewege


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
had not been successful


Explanation:
That's the idea.

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 18:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1368
Grading comment
thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Meridy Lippoldt
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Meridy.

agree  Joannes Groenewege
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Joannes.

agree  James A. Walsh
20 mins
  -> Thanks, James.

agree  Maria Esther Lemus Armas
21 mins
  -> Thanks, Maria.

agree  Eileen Brophy
42 mins
  -> Thanks, Eileen.

agree  David Hollywood: correct medical parlance
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, David.

agree  AllegroTrans
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Chris.

agree  Carol Gullidge
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carol.

agree  Valentina Caruso
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Valentina.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
had not turned out well


Explanation:
There are several alternatives that can be used to reflect the correct meaning here.

Another could be, had been botched.



Joannes Groenewege
Mexico
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  James A. Walsh: In the English world, a doctor would never say either of your suggestions to a patient they had just performed surgery on! And especially "had been botched" - just NO!
28 mins

disagree  AllegroTrans: entirely wrong register
8 hrs
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