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17:36 Mar 26, 2018 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Journalism / unusual behavior / mental illness / Spain | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 16:45 | ||||||
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4 +6 | in a negligee |
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4 +2 | Underwear |
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4 | in her petticoat |
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4 | in her slip |
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Discussion entries: 14 | |
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Underwear Explanation: "Combination/s" is an old-fashioned type of ladies' underwear, like a slip or chemise... Run a Google search for "frilly combinations" and you'll see what I mean. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2018-03-26 17:40:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Basically, it's like a combination of a bodice and bloomers. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2018-03-26 17:41:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Basically, it's like a combination of a bodice and bloomers. https://www.google.es/search?q=frilly drawers combinations&r... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2018-03-26 17:42:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Google images for ""frilly drawers combinations" shows a lot of examples. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2018-03-26 17:43:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/39275745/ "... wives who protested against the lure/of the bodice and bloomer combination" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2018-03-26 17:46:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- NB: As Cecilia notes in her suggestion, it's akin to a petticoat or "enagua", but not quite. It's actually the bodice and bloomers combination (hence the name) mentioned in the link below. In fact, it used to be called "combinations" in English too. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2018-03-26 17:50:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- One Taste of Scandal - Page 236 - Google Books Result https://books.google.es/books?isbn=1601831129 Heather Hiestand - 2013 - Fiction “I am tired of being cold,” she announced, and unbuttoned her corset cover. Judah moved behind her and helped her with her corset. She dashed into bed, still in her combinations..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2018-03-26 18:03:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- David: I don't think "in her knickers" is a great translation for this myself; "in her slip/nightdress" sound less "Benny Hill". In fact, I agree with Phil's comment below, that "combinations" (my final answer) would be a good translation, especially if the text is a period piece. According to this link, combinations appeared on the scene in 1877: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2018-03-26 18:04:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.fashion-era.com/drawers-pants-combinations-knicke... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2018-03-26 18:05:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In fact, even Cecilia's suggestion "petticoat" sounds better to me than"knickers", which I always find slightly humorous. Think of expressions like "don't get your knickers in a twist"... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2018-03-26 18:13:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And knickers apparently came onto the scene about 20 years after combinations, so it would be historically inaccurate, despite being more accessible to readers. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 46 mins (2018-03-26 18:23:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Daughter of the Hawk - Google Books Result https://books.google.es/books?isbn=1448211220 C. S. Forester - 2013 - Fiction "The sight of the Hawk's daughter in her combinations troubled his newly respectable soul to its depths, ...".. https://www.google.es/search?q=frilly+drawers+combinations&rlz=1C1CHBD_esES719ES721&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_wp__w4raAhV |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +6
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