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unos jeans que te levantan la cola

English translation: jeans that lift your butt

21:40 Jul 3, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: unos jeans que te levantan la cola
Mujeres hablando de sus prendas favoritas...
¿Cómo lo dirían?

¡Gracias!
Vanina Ricciardelli
Argentina
Local time: 00:11
English translation:jeans that lift your butt
Explanation:
how nice...
Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 23:11
Grading comment
¡¡Muchas gracias a todos por sus sugerencias y sentido del humor!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +13jeans that lift your butt
Marian Greenfield
3 +5Butt boosters!
JuneBarb
5 +3Jeans with fanny lifter
yolanda Speece
5 +1butt-enhancing jeans
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
3 +2hot jeans that put everything in place
William Stein
5Tight fitting jeans
Maria-Jose Pastor
4 +1uplifting jeans?
Refugio
4jeans that flatter...
jerrie
1 +2I haven't a clue, but...
Paul Slocomb


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +13
jeans that lift your butt


Explanation:
how nice...

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 14617
Grading comment
¡¡Muchas gracias a todos por sus sugerencias y sentido del humor!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): gotta get some
4 mins
agree  Agius Language & Translation: Where? where? Send me some!
11 mins
agree  Andrea Wright
24 mins
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): Victoria's Secret? I have no idea - Mike
45 mins
agree  Jorge Rubino: hahahahaha!! good for Jane and Agius!! at least something funny
3 hrs
agree  Andres Pacheco
5 hrs
agree  Susana Galilea: there is a brand of jeans that has a style called "butt-lifters"...not that I would know anything about that ;)
9 hrs
agree  Sara Noss
11 hrs
agree  tazdog (X)
12 hrs
agree  colemh
16 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан: Anyway ladies' question - let them answer. Re.: Paul Slocomb
19 hrs
agree  marianmare
2 days 1 hr
agree  Consult Couture
2 days 22 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Butt boosters!


Explanation:
La verdad, yo no sé.
Entre mis amigas, no hablamos de eso. Lo que te escribí es lo que me llego a la boca, así..al tiro.
Quizás puedes decir "butt-boosting jeans"...
¡Espero que esos jeans así funcionen!



    My mind...........mi mente.
JuneBarb
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Wright
12 mins
agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa): ni idea, pero que tiene fuerza, tiene!!!
46 mins
agree  marinagil: Wonder-Jeans... just like WonderBra
3 hrs
agree  Sol: yeah!
1 day 57 mins
agree  Consult Couture: Great idea!
2 days 22 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Jeans with fanny lifter


Explanation:
fanny lifting jeans


EHEHEHEHEHEHEH!

yolanda Speece
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 333

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Todd Field: great!!!
30 mins
neutral  canaria: not in the UK!
15 hrs
agree  awilliams: Acch! Not specified UK/USA, but definitely not in the UK!!
20 hrs
neutral  Pablo Dal Monte: or anywhere outside the US: I remember the reaction caused by an american visiting New Zealand when she talked about "a kick in the fanny". Not good
1 day 1 hr
agree  Greencayman
1 day 14 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hot jeans that put everything in place


Explanation:
or
that put everything back where it belongs.

that pump new life into the world-weary southern hemispheres

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1214

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Harvey: Yeah, where it won't quit!
5 hrs
agree  Fantutti (X): William, you're the greatest! I wished I had jeans like that!
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
butt-enhancing jeans


Explanation:
Another option:

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Cheese Waking Up Little Suzie Wearing "Butt-Enhancing" Jeans Mr. Excitement ...
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... Most importantly, K + O introduce their stretch denim collection: suits,
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... In another cutting, from The Observer, I read that a company is marketing special
"Butt-Enhancing Boxers" with "an invisible padded lining that discreetly ...
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The Unreal World Forums - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... dear friend] one of those boob enhancing water bras that give you cleavage clear
up to your neck- she gave me a pair of butt enhancing underwear, ironically ...
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3743

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: I like that, has a nice ring to it "butt enhancers" hmmm
23 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Tight fitting jeans


Explanation:
that's what I grew up hearing, and continue hearing today.


Maria-Jose Pastor
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 152
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jeans that flatter...


Explanation:
jeans that flatter your...butt/bottom/behind/fanny/figure..(depending on target country)


    Reference: http://fashion.about.com/library/weekly/aa051801b.htm
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sol: oh... no... I thought you said "flatten" ;)
14 hrs
  -> It might well be flattering to flatten ;- )
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I haven't a clue, but...


Explanation:
...suggest that only women should be allowed to answer this question.

We guys might be inclined to somewhat grosser formulations: ass-hikers, cheek-lifters, etc.


    Non-experience.
Paul Slocomb
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 351

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  moken: why not? how about "jeans to make guys stare" or "jeans to give guys a stiff neck" hey! i said neck! :O)
1 day 56 mins
agree  Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
2 days 8 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uplifting jeans?


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-07-07 01:44:50 (GMT) Post-grading
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I also found a product called \"Under Wonder Back-up\", but it is an undergarment of similar function.

Refugio
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1827

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): ha ha
19 hrs
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