Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sit up on
Spanish translation:
enderezarse/incorporarse con
Added to glossary by
Gerardo Garcia Ramis
Mar 6, 2005 15:26
19 yrs ago
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English term
Luisa
sit up on
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Other
Other
she helped her sit up on pillows on her uncomfortable bed.
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30 mins
Gerardo Garcia Ramis
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Native in Spanish
Puerto Rico
Localization/Transcreation - Puerto Rico
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Puerto Rican) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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35
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[le ayudó a] enderezarse/incorporarse con [unas almohadas sobre su incómodo lecho]
I guess that if the pillows were used to prop her up, she was not sitting on them literally, that's just a figure of speech here, thus they must have been behing her back to offer support.
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Note added at 48 mins (2005-03-06 16:15:04 GMT)
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\"behind\" her back, sorry
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Note added at 48 mins (2005-03-06 16:15:04 GMT)
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\"behind\" her back, sorry
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+2
7 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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190
sentarse sobre almohadas
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Henry Hinds
: Buen día, George.
8 mins
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Gracias, Henry, y buen dia para ti tambien
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claudia16 (X)
: accurate, sit up es sentarse
11 hrs
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Thank you, cloudy. It does say "sit up on pillows", not " propped up with pillows"
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2 hrs
retreparse
drae
retreparse.
1. prnl. Echar hacia atrás la parte superior del cuerpo.
2. prnl. Recostarse en la silla de tal modo que esta se incline también hacia atrás.
retreparse.
1. prnl. Echar hacia atrás la parte superior del cuerpo.
2. prnl. Recostarse en la silla de tal modo que esta se incline también hacia atrás.
3 hrs
Xenia Wong
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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310
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