Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
contorneándolo
English translation:
shrugging/shaking them
Added to glossary by
Francesca Samuel
Jun 21, 2008 14:48
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
contorneándolo
Spanish to English
Other
Poetry & Literature
comenzó a hacer un movimiento de hombros como apenas contorneándolos
Proposed translations
(English)
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Jun 28, 2008 14:20: Francesca Samuel Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
59 mins
Francesca Samuel
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
Professional translator and interpreter
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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11
Selected
shrugging/shaking them
Another option.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias Francesca, Saludos. :-)"
30 mins
Robert Mota
Native in Spanish
Do unto others as you would have them do
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
like an outline (outlining them)
barely making an outline / or outlining them
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Note added at 32 mins (2008-06-21 15:20:54 GMT)
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Their bodies are red, their chins black with vivid white stripes outlining them,
and giving them a diabolical look.
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Note added at 32 mins (2008-06-21 15:20:54 GMT)
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Their bodies are red, their chins black with vivid white stripes outlining them,
and giving them a diabolical look.
45 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
133
molding/giving them shape/shaping them
/
1 hr
barely/slightly/ turning them around
Or: starting to turn them around
DRAE
contornear.
1. tr. Dar vueltas alrededor o en contorno de un paraje o de un sitio.
2. tr. Pint. Perfilar, hacer los contornos o perfiles de una figura.
DRAE
contornear.
1. tr. Dar vueltas alrededor o en contorno de un paraje o de un sitio.
2. tr. Pint. Perfilar, hacer los contornos o perfiles de una figura.
2 hrs
Nelida Kreer
Native in Spanish
English/Spanish/Eng Certified Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Latin American, Uruguayan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
19
in a merely suggested contouring motion
Another possibility, maybe.
7 hrs
Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Puerto Rico
Related KudoZ points
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12
jerk- up-and roll-back motion of one shoulder / lift and roll motion barely skewing the shoulders
"...started with a slight lift and roll motion of (his/her) shoulders, barely skewing them..." / "slight jerk- up-and roll-back motion of the shoulders"
If this refers to dance in the Caribbean (particularly dance before a drum), I can visualize exactly the movement it describes. A dancer stands still before the drum, then responds to the first deep, commanding beat with a slight jerk- up-and roll-back motion of one shoulder, sternly concentrating the energy that will be unleashed in the flurry of steps and gestures that will follow when the drum (or drums) spell out the subsequent commands coded in either slow or fast rhythmic patterns.
If this refers to dance in the Caribbean (particularly dance before a drum), I can visualize exactly the movement it describes. A dancer stands still before the drum, then responds to the first deep, commanding beat with a slight jerk- up-and roll-back motion of one shoulder, sternly concentrating the energy that will be unleashed in the flurry of steps and gestures that will follow when the drum (or drums) spell out the subsequent commands coded in either slow or fast rhythmic patterns.
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