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pintar las manos con todo el cabello y pecho

English translation: they would also paint their hands, along with all their hair and chest...


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Spanish term or phrase:pintar las manos con todo el cabello y pecho
English translation:they would also paint their hands, along with all their hair and chest...
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge
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17:03 Aug 6, 2008
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Art/Literary - Archaeology
Spanish term or phrase: pintar las manos con todo el cabello y pecho
More from the Historia general de las cosas de la Nueva España by Bernardino de Sahagún. This is the entire quote (i.e., no more context), and I'm mystified by the meaning of the phrase after the first ellipsis:

Usan también las mujeres teñir los cabellos, con lodo prieto o con una yerba verde que se llama xiuhquilitl, por hacer relucientes los cabellos a manera de color morado y también limpian los dientes con color colorado o grana… Usaban también pintar las manos con todo el cabello y pecho. …También las señoras usaban de bañarse y enjabonarse y ser vergonzosas y hablar con referencia y tener acatamiento a todos y ser diestras y diligentes en las cosas necesarias a la comida y bebida...
Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 11:05
they would also paint their hands, along with all their hair and chest...
Explanation:
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Espero haberte ayudado! Un abrazo!
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 14:05
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Thank you, Lydia!
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4 +2they would also paint their hands, along with all their hair and chest...
Lydia De Jorge
3they used their hair to paint their hands and chestsBeatriz Mendiondo
3(used to) paint their hands (including) the whole hair and breast_POIMANDRES_


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(used to) paint their hands (including) the whole hair and breast


Explanation:
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_POIMANDRES_
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
they used their hair to paint their hands and chests


Explanation:
Lo que yo entiendo es que utilizaban el cabello para pintarse las manos y el pecho.

Ojala te sirva, suerte!

Beatriz Mendiondo
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
they would also paint their hands, along with all their hair and chest...


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 days (2008-08-11 15:24:07 GMT) Post-grading
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Espero haberte ayudado! Un abrazo!

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you, Lydia!

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agree  Beatriz Mendiondo: si, luego de la explicacion esto tiene más sentido
2 mins
  -> Gracias Beatriz!

agree  Álida Gándara
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  -> Gracias Alida!
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