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rimless glasses dominate his face

Spanish translation: gafas sin montura

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English term or phrase:rimless glasses
Spanish translation:gafas sin montura
Entered by: Rafael Molina Pulgar

00:43 Jun 18, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Instruments / elections & politics
English term or phrase: rimless glasses dominate his face
He laughs easily but abruptly turns serious. Then, he leans forward and his rimless glasses dominate his face.

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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 16:48
unas gafas sin montura / armazón dominan su rostro
Explanation:
Claro "gafas" tiene cantidad de sinónimos.

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-18 00:49:52 GMT)
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Supongo que se refiere a la montura frontal de los lentes, porque ni modo que no tengan patitas.
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 16:48
Grading comment
¡¡Muchas gracias por la gran ayuda!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +14unas gafas sin montura / armazón dominan su rostro
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4sus gafas vuelven a dominar su expresión.
Martin Harvey
3y los anteojos sin armazón que lleva puestos se apoderan de su rostro
tortainc


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sus gafas vuelven a dominar su expresión.


Explanation:
Pareciera que las gafas de este personaje son un parte integral de su rostro, por eso se me ocurre que es "vueleven".

Martin Harvey
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
unas gafas sin montura / armazón dominan su rostro


Explanation:
Claro "gafas" tiene cantidad de sinónimos.

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-06-18 00:49:52 GMT)
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Supongo que se refiere a la montura frontal de los lentes, porque ni modo que no tengan patitas.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 16:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 63
Grading comment
¡¡Muchas gracias por la gran ayuda!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BAmary (X): anteojos en Argentina, but this is it!
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Bamary.
agree  George Rabel: también se conocen como "montadas al aire"
32 mins
  -> Gracias, George.
agree  MexicoTranslate: lentes y armazón en méxico; suerte
42 mins
  -> Gracias, colega.
agree  Eduardo Pérez
50 mins
  -> Gracias, Eduardo.
agree  Yvonne Becker
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Smash.
agree  Beta Cummins
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Beta.
agree  colemh
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, cole.
agree  Leticia Klemetz, CT: justo lo que pensé! -- se llaman "gafas sin montura" a las que tienen solo puente y patillas, pero nada rodeando el cristal (tengo un amigo optico)
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, Leticia.
agree  Anabel Martínez: sí, trabajé en una óptica durante muuucho tiempo y se llamaban "gafas sin montura"
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Anabel.
agree  Hebe Martorella
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Hebe.
agree  Walter Landesman
13 hrs
  -> Gracias, Landesman.
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gaby.
agree  luzia fortes
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Gracias, Luzia.
agree  Scheherezade Suria Lopez: si, suena mucho mejor
2 days 6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Faery.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
y los anteojos sin armazón que lleva puestos se apoderan de su rostro


Explanation:
Tal vez una interpretación menos apegada al texto original podría funcionar aquí: “y los anteojos sin armazón que lleva puestos se apoderan de su rostro”
Cipriano

tortainc
United States
Local time: 15:48
Native speaker of: Spanish
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