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The quilts were draped on supports and used as tents

Spanish translation: las colchas se tendían sobre soportes y se utilizaban como tiendas

06:03 Aug 28, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Quilting
English term or phrase: The quilts were draped on supports and used as tents
"Puede que te sorprenda saber que los acolchados eran usados como cortinas para evitar las corrientes de aire; draped on supports and used as tents;"
camilasegura
United States
Local time: 19:49
Spanish translation:las colchas se tendían sobre soportes y se utilizaban como tiendas
Explanation:
Very similar to the other answers, you may say, but I wanted to stress that the result is a real tent, even if the "ingredients" are a little strange, so I don't think it's necessary to use either a modo de or haciendo las veces de - straightforward is what I think works best here. However, this is only a minor detail, and I certainly don't think that the other answers are incorrect.

Have you decided to use acolchado as the generic Camila? I've put colcha here...
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Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 01:49
Grading comment
Gracias y si en este contexto es colcha y no acolchado... tienes toda la razon
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2las telas / colchas se tendían sobre soportes a modo de tienda de campaña / carpa
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4eran colgadas sobre soportes y caían haciendo las veces de carpas o tiendas de campaña
Bertha Valenzuela
4las colchas se tendían sobre soportes y se utilizaban como tiendas
Noni Gilbert Riley


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the quilts were draped on supports and used as tents
eran colgadas sobre soportes y caían haciendo las veces de carpas o tiendas de campaña


Explanation:
Quizás lo puedes explicar un poco más para dar una idea de como podrían verse

Bertha Valenzuela
Peru
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the quilts were draped on supports and used as tents
las telas / colchas se tendían sobre soportes a modo de tienda de campaña / carpa


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-28 08:23:11 GMT)
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O en plural "a modo de tiendas de campaña"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 01:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 304

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess
46 mins
  -> Gracias, Terry:)
agree  Mónica Sauza
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica:)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the quilts were draped on supports and used as tents
las colchas se tendían sobre soportes y se utilizaban como tiendas


Explanation:
Very similar to the other answers, you may say, but I wanted to stress that the result is a real tent, even if the "ingredients" are a little strange, so I don't think it's necessary to use either a modo de or haciendo las veces de - straightforward is what I think works best here. However, this is only a minor detail, and I certainly don't think that the other answers are incorrect.

Have you decided to use acolchado as the generic Camila? I've put colcha here...

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 01:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Gracias y si en este contexto es colcha y no acolchado... tienes toda la razon
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