Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sitting on laps
Spanish translation:
sentarse en la falda/el regazo de alguien
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Oct 12, 2007 21:55
17 yrs ago
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English term
United States
An eye for detail
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
sitting on laps
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
Sexual Harrassment
Again, this is from a document on harassment policies used in the US in California. The full sentence is
"Unprofessional behavior in the workplace, such as inappropriate comments, jokes, gestures, printed materials, sexually-related conversations, inappropriate touching of another Team Member ***(such as but not limited to kissing, hugging, massaging, sitting on laps)***, and any other behavior of a sexual nature is prohibited."
"Unprofessional behavior in the workplace, such as inappropriate comments, jokes, gestures, printed materials, sexually-related conversations, inappropriate touching of another Team Member ***(such as but not limited to kissing, hugging, massaging, sitting on laps)***, and any other behavior of a sexual nature is prohibited."
Proposed translations
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Change log
Oct 26, 2007 13:41: David Russi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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8 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
Selected
sentarse en la falda/el regazo de alguien
Aunque en las rodillas está bien.
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Cecilia Della Croce
12 mins
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Gracias!
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Ximena P. Aguilar
18 mins
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Gracias!
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MarinaM
18 mins
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Gracias!
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Lydia De Jorge
: la falda abarca mucho mas que las rodillas, sobre todo cuando el texto habla de acoso sexual..
51 mins
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Exactamente! "Lap dancing" es lo primero que viene en mente, y no tiene nada que ver con las rodillas...
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Aïda Garcia Pons
: Sí.
3 hrs
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Terry Burgess
: Yep! ..and whether the knees are bony or not..it's really uncomfortable and not in the least arousing:-)
3 hrs
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juani
3 hrs
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Victoria Frazier
: Regazo.
5 hrs
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
: En el regazo, definitivamente.
8 hrs
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David Girón Béjar
: Regazo
21 hrs
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Walter Landesman
22 hrs
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Elvia Rodriguez
: Regazo
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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3 mins
Nora Bellettieri
Native in Spanish
Works in field
A reliable hard- working person.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
sentándose sobre las rodillas
sitting on the lap = sentarse en el regazo de alguien
pero acá se dice "sentándose sobre las rodillas" de alguien,
tipico, por lo menos eso se comenta, de las secretarias con sus jefes
pero acá se dice "sentándose sobre las rodillas" de alguien,
tipico, por lo menos eso se comenta, de las secretarias con sus jefes
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MarinaM
: Es la frase que usamos en Argentina
23 mins
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Gracias Marina, Nora.
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Susie Miles (X)
: el comportamiento de "sentarse sobre las rodillas" creo sería lo más apropiado
1 hr
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Gracias Susie, Nora.
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Krimy
: Aquí también si son de un hombre y en la falda si es una mujer
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Gracias Krimy. Sí, absolutamente: "sobre las rodillas de un hombre", "en la falda de una mujer" y "en el regazo" si se es más poético y especialmente cuando se habla de una madre con su hijo. Nora.
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sentarse en la falda de una persona
Podría ser otra opción.
Saludos y buen fin de semana.
Fernando
Saludos y buen fin de semana.
Fernando
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Darío Zozaya
7 mins
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¡Muchas gracias, Darío!
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María-Teresa Araneda
19 mins
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¡Muchas gracias, María Teresa!
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Walter Landesman
22 hrs
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¡Muchas gracias, Walter!
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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47
sentarse en las piernas
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-10-12 21:57:42 GMT)
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Aunque en realidad existe la palabra "ragazo", normalmente se utiliza "piernas"
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-10-12 22:07:33 GMT)
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It must read "rEgazo". Sorry about the typo! ;-)
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Note added at 2 mins (2007-10-12 21:57:42 GMT)
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Aunque en realidad existe la palabra "ragazo", normalmente se utiliza "piernas"
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Note added at 12 mins (2007-10-12 22:07:33 GMT)
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It must read "rEgazo". Sorry about the typo! ;-)
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Roberto Rey
56 mins
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Luis Medina
58 mins
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
: Es la solución más natural.
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Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
: Hm... Perdón pero a mí si me dijeran: "se sentó en sus piernas" pensaría que el sujeto está tumbado y la otra persona se sienta en sus piernas extendidas, como me hacen mis hijos a mí cuando quiero dormir... :-)
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I guess it all depends on where the translation is going to be used. To me, "regazo" would be OK in a poetic context. FYR, "tumbado" means "knocked down" on this side of the pond. ;-)
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Ana-Maria Hulse
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Commitment to excellence
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
sitting on laps = sentarse en los regazos (de miembros del sexo opuesto del equipo)
it looks to me that this case requires the plural, not only because it is expressed that way in English, but because this way it covers "the laps" of all team members.
I personally would make the clarification that it means "the other sex team members" that way it is totally and completely clear.
When legalities are in question, it is better not to leave a loophole so nobody can say "I did not understand". Personal opinion.
I hope it helps.
I personally would make the clarification that it means "the other sex team members" that way it is totally and completely clear.
When legalities are in question, it is better not to leave a loophole so nobody can say "I did not understand". Personal opinion.
I hope it helps.
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Giovanni Rengifo
: It makes no sense to use "regazo" in plural.
1 day 18 hrs
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You have the right to your opinion... but if we consider this is given in Plural because it is a warning I believe the translation has to keep that tone.
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