Her wide-spreading dress looked like a concoction of spun sugar
Spanish translation: lucía como algodón de azùcar
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lucía como algodón de azùcar Explanation: cotton candy cot·ton can·dy (plural cot·ton can·dies) noun candy made with spun sugar threads: a very sweet, usually pink, candy consisting of a mass of fluffy threads of spun sugar, often sold wrapped around a paper tube. Also called spun sugar U.K. term candy floss Encarta® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1999,2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. |
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46 mins confidence:
su vestido de amplísimo vuelo parecía un artificio de algodón de azúcar Explanation: Saludos, Sery |
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53 mins confidence:
su vestido exorbitante parecía un misto de algodón dulce... Explanation: do you need help with the rest? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-20 19:56:25 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- o algodón de azúcar |
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1 hr confidence:
Su vestido de amplio vuelo parecía una combinación de algodones de azúcar de colores. Explanation: The Collins English Dictionary: Spun sugar:U.S. anotherterm for candy floss. Candy floss:Brit.a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a tick U.S. name Cotton Candy Los algodones de azúcar en EEUU suelen ser de distintos colores, a diferencia que en España que suelen ser de color rosa. Creo que la frase "concoction of spun cotton" implica una variedad de colores en el vestido. |
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3 hrs confidence:
Su vestido de amplio vuelo parecía una preparación de algodones de azúcar Explanation: I want to include concoction as something elaborated. Besides aren´t all these questions too much as Andrea says. |
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3 hrs confidence:
Su vestido abullonado parecía un algodón de azúcar. Explanation: "Abullonado" es algo coloquial al menos en España, pero creo que transmite el significado. Saludos y suerte. |
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7 hrs confidence:
...la extensa cola del vestido de novia parecía hecha de algodón de azúcar... Explanation: This is how I's put ir... |
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