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Spanish term or phrase:	despegado del respaldar de su silla
English translation:	leaning forward in his chair
Entered by:	Cindy Chadd

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6:14pm Oct 6, 2004

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Spanish term or phrase: "despegado del respaldar de su silla"

Hola!

Necesito ayuda con esta frase: "despegado del respaldar de su silla"

El me espera me espera sentado, **despegado del respaldar de su silla**, las manos sobre la rodilla, como en actitud de alerta.
Muchas gracias!

Exequiela Goldini

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Exequiela Goldini (asker): 6:35pm Oct 6, 2004: Sí, quieren decir respaldo... gracias! -

leaning foward in his chair

Explanation:
That's how I would describe it.

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-10-06 18:16:49 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be \"forward\".

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Cindy Chadd
Spain

Note from asker to answerer

muchas gracias a todos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

leaning foward in his chair

Cindy Chadd

his back not resting against the chair,

Paula Morabito

though his back is not touching the chair

Mapi

3 -1

sentado tieso tieso como un palo en su silla

Jo Mayr

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

leaning foward in his chair

Explanation:
That's how I would describe it.

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-10-06 18:16:49 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be \"forward\".

Cindy Chadd
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 59

Note from asker to answerer

muchas gracias a todos!

5 hrs confidence:

his back not resting against the chair,

Explanation:
Saludos

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Note added at 5 hrs 35 mins (2004-10-06 23:49:54 GMT)
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También si querés podés decir: his back not resting against the chair back (que es respaldar/respaldo). Aunque yo creo que se sobreentiende ya que antes menciona que está sentado.

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Paula Morabito
Argentina
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

despegado del respaldar de su silla sentado tieso tieso como un palo en su silla

Explanation:
¿es necesario mencionar al respaldar?

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Note added at 6 hrs 1 min (2004-10-07 00:16:03 GMT)
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¿y qué tal?: sitting stiff as a poker?

Jo Mayr
Guatemala
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 6

Note from asker to answerer

Lo necesito en inglés....:)

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Lo necesito en inglés....:)

12 mins confidence:

though his back is not touching the chair

Explanation:
Así es como yo expresaría la idea. Por cierto,aunque anticuada, respaldar es una palabra también correcta.

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Note added at 6 hrs 8 mins (2004-10-07 00:23:42 GMT)
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Y abundando en esta idea, tras la pregunta de Paula, sigo creyendo que es lo que el autor quiere indicar, que a pesar de estar sentado no está en una posición cómoda, cualquiera lo podrá comprobar imitando la postura descrita, por eso no creo que sea inclinarse hacia delante, \"leaning forward\", sino más bien \"not leaning back\". En mi opinión, otra forma de decir lo mismo por tanto, podría ser \"but not leaning back in his chair\"

Mapi
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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Spanish: "despegado del respaldar de su silla"

English translation: leaning forward in his chair