a green Turkish towel

Spanish translation: un grueso paño verde

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English term or phrase:a green Turkish towel
Spanish translation:un grueso paño verde
Entered by: Walter Landesman

12:59 Apr 17, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: a green Turkish towel
He had wound a green Turkish towel around his head as a protection from the sun.
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Is it a simple "toalla turca verde" or is it a specific garment?
annie
un grueso paño verde, una toalla verde muy espesa, una "toalla turca" verde*
Explanation:

Turkish towel
n.
A thick towel with a nap of uncut pile.
turkish towel

n : a bath towel with rough loose pile [syn: Turkish towel, terry towel]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

una toalla alrededor de la cabeza tiene sentido (en la playa, en una piscina) como proteción contra el sol. Una toalla turca, depende del contexto, es posible también.
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Walter Landesman
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Local time: 11:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2un grueso paño verde, una toalla verde muy espesa, una "toalla turca" verde*
Walter Landesman
5en una gruesa tela verde, para protegerse del sol.
Desdemona
1una toalla verde colocada a modo de turbante
Maria Boschero


  

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a green turkish towel
un grueso paño verde, una toalla verde muy espesa, una "toalla turca" verde*


Explanation:

Turkish towel
n.
A thick towel with a nap of uncut pile.
turkish towel

n : a bath towel with rough loose pile [syn: Turkish towel, terry towel]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

una toalla alrededor de la cabeza tiene sentido (en la playa, en una piscina) como proteción contra el sol. Una toalla turca, depende del contexto, es posible también.


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Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 11:17
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¡Gracias!

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agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> gracias avrm.

agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
4 hrs
  -> mcuhas gracias, gaby.
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a green turkish towel
en una gruesa tela verde, para protegerse del sol.


Explanation:
suerte.

Desdemona
Local time: 11:17
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a green turkish towel
una toalla verde colocada a modo de turbante


Explanation:
Se me ocurre esta explicación por el uso del verbo "wound"
Suerte!!

Maria Boschero
Argentina
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Spanish
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