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English translation: "skirts" = "moves", or "slides" or "pushes himself"

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22:53 May 6, 2003

English to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: skirt (context)

He skirts half way up her back. She’s like "Harold we really must be going the papers will be arriving in a minute"

none of the meanings of "skirt" I know fits here.. any ideas?

Radek Podolski KudoZ activity Questions: 54 (none open) Answers: 865 United States
Local time: 01:06

English translation:"skirts" = "moves", or "slides" or "pushes himself"

Explanation:
I think that in this context the word "skirts" means : he moves, or slides of pushes himself up her back. He is so very close to her.

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Autobahn
Local time: 04:06

Grading comment

thanks, I went with something most similar to your answer...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

"skirts" = "moves", or "slides" or "pushes himself"

Autobahn

My interpretation

Maria-Jose Pastor

go around the outside of an area or place

Ágnes Fülöp

hover

jerrie

her skirt is halfway up her back

RHELLER

Discussion entries: 2

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29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

"skirts" = "moves", or "slides" or "pushes himself"

Explanation:
I think that in this context the word "skirts" means : he moves, or slides of pushes himself up her back. He is so very close to her.

Autobahn
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 2

Grading comment

thanks, I went with something most similar to your answer...

3 hrs confidence:

her skirt is halfway up her back

Explanation:
my idea

HTH

RHELLER
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1252

8 hrs confidence:

go around the outside of an area or place

Explanation:
to go around the outside of an area or place, rather than going through it or across it

E.g.
- I skirted the village, and came to a main road.
- Skirting the lake she made her way slowly across the field.

Ref: Language Activator (Longman)

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Note added at 2003-05-07 07:21:05 (GMT)
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In the context it could mean something like: he moves his hands/fingers up and around her back.

Ágnes Fülöp
Netherlands
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of:

Hungarian
PRO pts in pair: 10

9 hrs confidence:

hover

Explanation:
As in just holding back / edging round the main issue!

A possible interpretation is that his hand is hovering half way up her back, and the main issue is her bra fastening!

Who knows?!

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 773

14 hrs confidence:

My interpretation

Explanation:
They're at this Jamaican party, they get high on whatever, he's in the mood for nookie, he's "rubbing" her back in order to get her in the mood - she has no desire, it's not the right time or place, and it's early in the morning - thus the ref to the papers (newspapers are delivered early 5 - 6 am) and his reply is forget about it - let's just get down and dirty!

Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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