frocked

Spanish translation: abotonadas

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English term or phrase:frocked
Spanish translation:abotonadas
Entered by: jlm

19:34 May 17, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: frocked
Mujeres en pantalones:

"We think of the women of the late 19th century as corseted, frocked and repressed."

frocked?

Gracias

Pilar
phortelano
Local time: 13:26
abotonadas
Explanation:
siguiendo el ritmo de la frase (embutidas en un corsé, abotonadas y reprimidas), creo que valdría 'abotonadas'
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jlm
Local time: 12:26
Grading comment
Muchas gracias de nuevo.

Saludos,

Pilar
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abotonadas


Explanation:
siguiendo el ritmo de la frase (embutidas en un corsé, abotonadas y reprimidas), creo que valdría 'abotonadas'

jlm
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 153
Grading comment
Muchas gracias de nuevo.

Saludos,

Pilar

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