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foreplay

Spanish translation: juegos (caricias, escarceos) preliminares

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:foreplay
Spanish translation:juegos (caricias, escarceos) preliminares
Entered by: Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)

03:07 Mar 5, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: foreplay
Translation of foreplay to Spanish.
Liz
juegos (caricias, escarceos) preliminares
Explanation:
tiene una connotación íntima, por decirlo de alguna manera
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 04:04
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2juegos (caricias, escarceos) preliminares
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
5 +2preliminares
Rafa Lombardino
5 +2Juegos eróticos preliminares
Monica Colangelo
5 +1Calentamiento
LEALZ
4escarceos amorosos
Miguel Falquez-Certain
4Actividades preliminares /previas a un evento amoroso.
LEALZ
4excitación sexual previa
Fernando Muela Sopeña


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
juegos (caricias, escarceos) preliminares


Explanation:
tiene una connotación íntima, por decirlo de alguna manera

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 04:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 5089
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Atenea Acevedo (X): Sí, juegos preliminares.
51 mins
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): #:)
4 days
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
preliminares


Explanation:
it's suitable both for the romantic context and the sports context... it's something that comes before the 'main game', if you know what I mean... ;o)

Good luck

Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 602

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernardo Ortiz
5 hrs
agree  Andrea Gutiérrez
7 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
escarceos amorosos


Explanation:
If they are referring to sexual foreplay.

Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 06:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 347
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Actividades preliminares /previas a un evento amoroso.


Explanation:
Anticipación, deseo y ganas

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Note added at 2002-03-05 03:54:20 (GMT)
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Actividades anteriores y conducentes a un evento (amoroso....)

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Note added at 2002-03-05 04:24:12 (GMT)
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Que tal - CALENTAMIENTO- en una sola palabra como \"foreplay\".

LEALZ
United States
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 49
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Calentamiento


Explanation:
Calentamiento jugueton. Esta es.

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Note added at 2002-03-05 05:17:52 (GMT)
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pero con tilde juguetón

LEALZ
United States
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alisu S-G: o pre-calentamiento? ;)
8 hrs
  -> "pre-calentamiento erótico" is not as rough as "calentamiento erótico" - good !
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Juegos eróticos preliminares


Explanation:
This is what they are called by sexologists in Spanish

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2450

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LEALZ: agree
44 mins
  -> Thanks and sorry I can't agree with yours, but it sounds a bit rough
agree  Valeria Verona
6 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
excitación sexual previa


Explanation:
It is another possibility according with the glossary below.
Good luck!


    Reference: http://www.lubrano.com/glosario/terminos.shtml
Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 12:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 922
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