No llegué a conocer bien a mi madre personalmente

English translation: I never got to know my mother personally

13:47 May 19, 2022

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Spanish term or phrase: No llegué a conocer bien a mi madre personalmente

Hola a todos.
El fragmento sobre el cual consulto es parte de una entrevista a un hombre cuya madre murió siendo él un bebé.
La frase que dice es "No llegué a conocer bien a mi madre personalmente". Es cierto que la conoció (en el sentido "meet my mother") porque convivió con ella algunos meses, pero a lo que se refiere es a realmente haber pasado tiempo con ella y conocerla en persona. Luego lo hizo a travez de fotos y relatos familiares.
Sería correcto traducir "I did not have the chance to really know her in person"?

¡Muchas gracias!

Mercedes Rizzuti KudoZ activity Questions: 73 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 81
Local time: 02:53

English translation:I never got to know my mother personally

Explanation:
Woul work I think

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Note added at 4 heures (2022-05-19 18:45:52 GMT)
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Maybe 'never REALLY got to know...

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ormiston
Local time: 07:53

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4 +4

I never got to know my mother personally

ormiston

4 +3

I didn't really have enough time to get to know my mother

James A. Walsh

Personally, I never got to know my mother well

AllegroTrans

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4 hrs confidence:

Personally, I never got to know my mother well

Explanation:
"bien" needs to be in the translation - important quantifier

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

I never got to know my mother personally

ormiston
Local time: 07:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

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Asker: Thanks to you all. Sorry, I thought I'd chosen this answer days ago. You've algo been of great help, as always.

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

I didn't really have enough time to get to know my mother

Explanation:
This is how I would say it naturally in English.

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2022-05-20 20:50:39 GMT)
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This answer should read: "I didn't really have enough time to get to know my mother very well" (to include 'bien')

James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 07:53
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 94

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