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English: sheer and flowing

Spanish translation: transparente y vaporosa







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English term or phrase:sheer and flowing
Spanish translation:transparente y vaporosa
Entered by:Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Folklore
English term or phrase: sheer and flowing
sheer and flowing skirt (like the ones in bellydancing)
smorales30
Spain
transparente y vaporosa
Explanation:
otra posibilidad ....

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-05-24 16:25:10 GMT)
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o también fina y vaporosa ....
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Note from asker to answerer
gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4transparente y vaporosa
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
4falda transparente y con movimientos fluídos / sueltos
xzw
4vaporosaEILEEN LYNCH
4una falda de tejido ligero y ondulante
George Rabel
3Una falda “transparente y ondulante”Lourdes Estrada


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
una falda de tejido ligero y ondulante

Explanation:
tal vez?

George Rabel
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Lourdes Estrada: Su falda transparente y ondulante
118 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
transparente y vaporosa

Explanation:
otra posibilidad ....

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-05-24 16:25:10 GMT)
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o también fina y vaporosa ....

Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree George Rabel: me gusta eso de vaporosa.. hacia falta mujeres por aqui!
22 mins
  -> Gracias, George! Se hace lo que se puede ....

agree Yvette Arcelay: good one!!
22 mins
  -> Thanks, Yvette!

agree Nora Bellettieri
1 hr
  -> Gracias de nuevo, Nora!

agree kellyn
3 days12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Kelly. Que tengas un buen día.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vaporosa

Explanation:
En su colección presentó blusas de gasa; camisas anchas y de tela estrujada, con las mangas mal enrolladas; jeans blancos, vestidos de tela vaporosa VER LA PÁGINA WEB


    Reference: http://www.televisa.cl/_r_vn/vn_2004/vn_4401.htm
EILEEN LYNCH
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
falda transparente y con movimientos fluídos / sueltos

Explanation:
Otra opción.

xzw
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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118 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Una falda “transparente y ondulante”

Explanation:
The word "sheer" is (in this phrase)something "TRANSPARENTE" and "flowing" … imagine a skirt, moving around gracefully, the word "ONDULANTE" (in my opinion) matches better with flowing.

Lourdes Estrada
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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