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English translation: Enclose/sandwich the foot between both hands (one on top and one underneath)
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Cosmetics, Beauty / Foot massage, pedicure | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: tazdog (X) Spain Local time: 21:57 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | Enclose/sandwich the foot between both hands (one on top and one underneath) |
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| 4 | Grasp the foot with both hands, as you would a sandwich |
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Grasp the foot with both hands, as you would a sandwich Explanation: I initially thought this would be one hand on the top and one of the bottom, as Cindy suggests in her notes, but that's certainly not how I would hold a sandwich! I think her answer would work well, but I'd omit the part about one on top and one underneath, as it's not really clear that this is what's meant by the original. Either her suggestions (enclose/sandwich) or mine don't tie you down to one interpretation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2006-11-19 14:37:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I've run this by several Spanish speakers and they agree that you would be holding the top and bottom of the foot between thumb and fingers. Maybe you could just say "grasp the foot with one hand and ... with the other," but I still think "as you would a sandwich" would be necessary for clarity's sake. I had thought of "grasp the top and bottom of the foot", but that makes it a little unclear and could involve cupping, which I really don't read in the original. Suerte! |
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peer agreement (net): +3Enclose/sandwich the foot between both hands (one on top and one underneath) Explanation: I found some refs. to “sandwiching” the foot, BUT these seem to be around the sides, not top and bottom as I think your text suggests. After drying them, sandwich a foot between your hands and stroke firmly from the toes to the ankle. http://www.menshealthsa.co.za/print.php?art_id=1114 Stroke the foot by sandwiching it between both hands and working from the toes towards the ankle. http://www.jcn.co.uk/journal.asp?MonthNum=11&YearNum=2002&Ty... I think this is what your text is trying to say: Enclose the foot between both hands(one on top and one underneath), … http://aromatherapy.indianetzone.com/feet.htm I guess you could use "sandwich" too, if you include the "one on top and one underneath" part. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 hrs (2006-11-19 15:52:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- My understanding of your text (Javi's too, I asked him about this one) is that you're holding the foot from underneath with one hand and massaging the top of it with the other hand--so you actually do have the foot "sandwiched" (or enclosed) in your hands, even though one hand is doing something and not just holding it. It is sort of a strange sentence, though. |
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