Jul 29, 2012 12:21
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English term
a flyaway look to her clothes
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Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of
a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it.
Thank you!
a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it.
Thank you!
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| 4 | misfitting or inappropriate clothes |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | loose, hastily-thrown-on clothes |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 3 | her outfit looked loose, streaming, neglige |
Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
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English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US) 
, Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
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misfitting or inappropriate clothes
The Free Dictionary: 1. (of hair or clothing) loose and fluttering
On the other hand, the Urban Dictionary suggests another possible meaning:
"To describe a past sensation of any form that is now over used or 'way over it's head' and boring. Living, no, surviving just on the fact that it used to be cool"
It could be that, in the context, "flyaway" means that her clothes were outdated, out of fashion, or maybe were clothes appropriate to the girl she was but not to the woman she is becoming and in this sense "used to be cool" when a girl but no longer are.
On the other hand, the Urban Dictionary suggests another possible meaning:
"To describe a past sensation of any form that is now over used or 'way over it's head' and boring. Living, no, surviving just on the fact that it used to be cool"
It could be that, in the context, "flyaway" means that her clothes were outdated, out of fashion, or maybe were clothes appropriate to the girl she was but not to the woman she is becoming and in this sense "used to be cool" when a girl but no longer are.
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her outfit looked loose, streaming, neglige
her outfit looked loose, streaming, neglige
4 hrs
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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loose, hastily-thrown-on clothes
means she didn't think in advance of what she was going to wear or plan her outfit. Just threw on some loose-fitting clothes
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-29 22:09:16 GMT)
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After all, Jo is a tomboy who does not want to be a girl or look girly. She wants to be "the man" of the house in her father's absence
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-29 22:09:16 GMT)
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After all, Jo is a tomboy who does not want to be a girl or look girly. She wants to be "the man" of the house in her father's absence
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