руки оперлись на подоконник

English translation: (briefly) propping on her hands

09:23 May 23, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature
Russian term or phrase: руки оперлись на подоконник
Но не прошло и пары минут, как окно в комнате Берты бесшумно открылось, и из него высунулась голова ее самой. Цепкие руки оперлись на подоконник, и вот уже ее легкая фигурка пробирается среди кустов к калитке.


Героиня покидает дом через окно, в тайне от остальных.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 20:07
English translation:(briefly) propping on her hands
Explanation:

she jumped out of the window

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-05-23 09:49:55 GMT)
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dexterously propping her hands on the window sill ...
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sergey (X)
Local time: 14:07
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Thank you Sergey!
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4 +2(briefly) propping on her hands
sergey (X)
4leaned up against the window sill
Yuri Smirnov


  

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руки оперлись на подоконник
leaned up against the window sill


Explanation:
propped up

Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 16:07
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
руки оперлись на подоконник
(briefly) propping on her hands


Explanation:

she jumped out of the window

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-05-23 09:49:55 GMT)
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dexterously propping her hands on the window sill ...

sergey (X)
Local time: 14:07
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thank you Sergey!

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agree  Robert Donahue (X): "propping her hands"
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