Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to glide like a manhole cover
Spanish translation:
planea como la tapa de una alcantarilla
Added to glossary by
Heidi C
Oct 25, 2005 15:29
18 yrs ago
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English term
Fernanda Maxwell
to glide like a manhole cover
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English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Automation & Robotics
If it goes quiet on you (a plane) and glides like a manhole cover....
any suggestions?
any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 +3 | se desliza como la tapa de una alcantarilla |
Heidi C
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| 4 | empieza a volar como plomo |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | se tambalea pesadamente |
M. Mercedes Belmonte
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| 3 | bajar como un globo de plomo |
muitoprazer (X)
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Proposed translations
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se desliza como la tapa de una alcantarilla
sounds odd, but just as odd as in English...
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-10-25 16:36:52 GMT)
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queda mejor la sugerencia que agregó Roberto:
Planea como la tapa...
si de repente deja de hacer ruido y empieza a planear como la tapa de una alcantarilla...
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-10-25 16:36:52 GMT)
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queda mejor la sugerencia que agregó Roberto:
Planea como la tapa...
si de repente deja de hacer ruido y empieza a planear como la tapa de una alcantarilla...
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
empieza a volar como plomo
Manhole covers don't glide any better than lead.
5 mins
bajar como un globo de plomo
otra sug.coloquial!
2 hrs
M. Mercedes Belmonte
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Detail-oriented, perfect Spanish
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Arabic to Spanish, Spanish
se tambalea pesadamente
Parece que se describe un movimiento así, como el que haría un disco que cayera horizontalmente.
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