English term
Works in: English
lead him by the hand
Feb 17, 2010 04:29: Yasutomo Kanazawa changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
taking his hand and leading him to the bedroom
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-02-03 04:10:31 GMT)
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she takes his hand and they both go to the bedroom with her leading
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Note added at 9 mins (2010-02-03 04:11:48 GMT)
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in other words she takes the initiative
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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John Detre
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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British Diana
: Yes, quite.....Did he follow her? ;-)
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Jack Doughty
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Dylan Edwards
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Vicky Nash
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Melissa Mann
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Rolf Keiser
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Stephanie Ezrol
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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Phong Le
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Ildiko Santana
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Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
stretched out one's hand and walked him to the bedroom
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British Diana
: "walked him to the bedroom" does not strike me as being idiomatic// Yes, "walk s.o"=guide, escort or accompany s.o. on foot. I wonder why I'm not happy with it in this context? Other peers, what do you think?
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Really? But we say "I'll walk you to the door" when sending someone off. Isn't that an idiomatic expression?
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Dylan Edwards
: Instead of "by the hand", you could say "by his hand": "the hand" refers to his hand. (Your answer has made me think about this, because you mention only her hand).
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Well, it was the woman who was taking the lead. SHE took the man's (his) hand and led him to the bedroom.
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Ildiko Santana
: "stretching"?! ... To "lead by the hand" means having someone walk with us, i.e. follow us, while holding their hand. (Some "stretching" might occur though if the person being led is unwilling to follow... :)
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