Mar 12, 2015 14:16
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Argentina
acomodando
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Short Story
tengo la siguiente frase para traducir y no estoy segura de qué palabra usar para acomodando. Gracias!
"una ballena inmensa de unos catorce metros se acomodaba las aletas y me llenaba el barco de agua".
"una ballena inmensa de unos catorce metros se acomodaba las aletas y me llenaba el barco de agua".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | flapped its fins |
George Rabel
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| 3 | adjusted |
Claudia Pesce
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Change log
Mar 12, 2015 15:00: Mónica Algazi changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
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40 mins
George Rabel
Native in Spanish
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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flapped its fins
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Claudia Pesce
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Argentina
20 yrs in Psychology and Education
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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8
adjusted
I'm thinking the whale "adjusted the position" of its fins/flippers to maneuver in the water.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-03-12 16:51:59 GMT)
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In this context, the correct verb tense seems to be that the whale "was adjusting its fins/flippers, filling the boat with water".
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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-03-12 16:51:59 GMT)
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In this context, the correct verb tense seems to be that the whale "was adjusting its fins/flippers, filling the boat with water".
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