Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
despegado del respaldar de su silla
English translation:
leaning forward in his chair
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tazdog (X)
Oct 6, 2004 18:14
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Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish
"despegado del respaldar de su silla"
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Hola!
Necesito ayuda con esta frase: "despegado del respaldar de su silla"
El me espera me espera sentado, **despegado del respaldar de su silla**, las manos sobre la rodilla, como en actitud de alerta.
Muchas gracias!
Necesito ayuda con esta frase: "despegado del respaldar de su silla"
El me espera me espera sentado, **despegado del respaldar de su silla**, las manos sobre la rodilla, como en actitud de alerta.
Muchas gracias!
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leaning foward in his chair
That's how I would describe it.
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-10-06 18:16:49 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be \"forward\".
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Sorry, that should be \"forward\".
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Leon Hunter
: I agree. Are you sure it's not "respaldo"? (to asker)
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sounds funny to me, too, but respaldar seems to be a synonym--it's in the DRAE
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Ltemes
: agree with brighton 74 it's probably refering to the "respaldo" of the chair.
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sonja29 (X)
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Comment: "muchas gracias a todos!"
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Paula Morabito
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his back not resting against the chair,
Saludos
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Note added at 5 hrs 35 mins (2004-10-06 23:49:54 GMT)
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También si querés podés decir: his back not resting against the chair back (que es respaldar/respaldo). Aunque yo creo que se sobreentiende ya que antes menciona que está sentado.
... Sitting position: Sit in a straight back, armless chair with both feet flat on the floor and back resting against the chair, with both legs bent 90 degrees at ...
www.doctorndtv.com/lifestyle/exerdetailtopics.asp?id=17
... Try to center your awareness in your feet, Maggie...or your legs...your thighs, resting on the chair...your back, resting against the chair...your arms ...
www.mcstories.com/QuestionOfTime/QuestionOfTime2.html
... care professional. Sit with your back resting against the chair back. Do not ...
https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/ Force/Safety/Documents/Ergotips/computersheadaches.ppt
... You\'re sitting on a chair, what does that feel like? Your butt on the chair, the back of your back resting against the chair, being down in your belly. ...
www.cmbm.org/conferences/ ccc2000/transcripts2000/007.htm
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Note added at 5 hrs 35 mins (2004-10-06 23:49:54 GMT)
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También si querés podés decir: his back not resting against the chair back (que es respaldar/respaldo). Aunque yo creo que se sobreentiende ya que antes menciona que está sentado.
... Sitting position: Sit in a straight back, armless chair with both feet flat on the floor and back resting against the chair, with both legs bent 90 degrees at ...
www.doctorndtv.com/lifestyle/exerdetailtopics.asp?id=17
... Try to center your awareness in your feet, Maggie...or your legs...your thighs, resting on the chair...your back, resting against the chair...your arms ...
www.mcstories.com/QuestionOfTime/QuestionOfTime2.html
... care professional. Sit with your back resting against the chair back. Do not ...
https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/ Force/Safety/Documents/Ergotips/computersheadaches.ppt
... You\'re sitting on a chair, what does that feel like? Your butt on the chair, the back of your back resting against the chair, being down in your belly. ...
www.cmbm.org/conferences/ ccc2000/transcripts2000/007.htm
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Spanish term (edited):
despegado del respaldar de su silla
sentado tieso tieso como un palo en su silla
Declined
¿es necesario mencionar al respaldar?
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Note added at 6 hrs 1 min (2004-10-07 00:16:03 GMT)
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¿y qué tal?: sitting stiff as a poker?
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Note added at 6 hrs 1 min (2004-10-07 00:16:03 GMT)
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¿y qué tal?: sitting stiff as a poker?
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Paula Morabito
: es al inglés, Johannes :)
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oh uy, omg..., erare masculinum es,,,...
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Comment: "Lo necesito en inglés....:)"
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though his back is not touching the chair
Así es como yo expresaría la idea. Por cierto,aunque anticuada, respaldar es una palabra también correcta.
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Y abundando en esta idea, tras la pregunta de Paula, sigo creyendo que es lo que el autor quiere indicar, que a pesar de estar sentado no está en una posición cómoda, cualquiera lo podrá comprobar imitando la postura descrita, por eso no creo que sea inclinarse hacia delante, \"leaning forward\", sino más bien \"not leaning back\". En mi opinión, otra forma de decir lo mismo por tanto, podría ser \"but not leaning back in his chair\"
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Y abundando en esta idea, tras la pregunta de Paula, sigo creyendo que es lo que el autor quiere indicar, que a pesar de estar sentado no está en una posición cómoda, cualquiera lo podrá comprobar imitando la postura descrita, por eso no creo que sea inclinarse hacia delante, \"leaning forward\", sino más bien \"not leaning back\". En mi opinión, otra forma de decir lo mismo por tanto, podría ser \"but not leaning back in his chair\"
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Paula Morabito
: porqué though? en el texto no está la de idea de though...// no lo veo implícito... ésta es una simple enumeración como recurso literario en la descripción, de ahí el uso de las comas.
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está implícita, cuando uno se sienta normalmente apoya la espalda en respaldo de la silla, pero no en este caso, de ahí el BUT/ though
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