Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
el pez empezó a dar brincos
English translation:
the fish began to flop around
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Oso (X)
Jun 5, 2005 22:02
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
luli
el pez empezo a dar brincos
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
cuento para niños
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | the fish began to flop around |
Oso (X)
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| 4 | the fish started to leap |
Yvonne Becker
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| 4 | the fish started to jump/jump around/started jumping around |
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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Proposed translations
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the fish began to flop around
Una opción.
Buena suerte, Luli, y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-06-05 22:06:15 (GMT)
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Un ejemplo:
\"...It was ridiculous, and ***there were fish flopping around and jumping*** everywhere. It was almost like a dream. There were two other fishermen in kind of a tight ...\"
www.sacklunch.com/benm/benm_102600.shtml
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Note added at 2005-06-05 22:13:49 (GMT)
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*flop* ese movimiento como de sacudidas y saltitos que dan los pobres peces cuando los sacan del agua y a veces también lo hacen adentro del agua; como oso te puedo asegurar que me han tocado algunos muy saltarines ¶;^)
flop 1. aletear, agitarse 3. volverse, moverse o cambiarse bruscamente
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©
Buena suerte, Luli, y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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Note added at 2005-06-05 22:06:15 (GMT)
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Un ejemplo:
\"...It was ridiculous, and ***there were fish flopping around and jumping*** everywhere. It was almost like a dream. There were two other fishermen in kind of a tight ...\"
www.sacklunch.com/benm/benm_102600.shtml
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Note added at 2005-06-05 22:13:49 (GMT)
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*flop* ese movimiento como de sacudidas y saltitos que dan los pobres peces cuando los sacan del agua y a veces también lo hacen adentro del agua; como oso te puedo asegurar que me han tocado algunos muy saltarines ¶;^)
flop 1. aletear, agitarse 3. volverse, moverse o cambiarse bruscamente
Simon & Schuster\'s Bilingual Dictionary©
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1 min
Yvonne Becker
Native in Spanish
Also an Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
the fish started to leap
8 mins
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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3
the fish started to jump/jump around/started jumping around
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-05 22:11:32 GMT)
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or started jumping all over
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-06-05 22:11:32 GMT)
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or started jumping all over
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