Y el cielo fue una sustancia gelatinosa y gris que aleteó a una cuarta nuestras

English translation: And the sky turned into a grey, jelly-like substance that flapped its wings barely 10 inches over

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Spanish term or phrase:Y el cielo fue una sustancia gelatinosa y gris que aleteó a una cuarta nuestras
English translation:And the sky turned into a grey, jelly-like substance that flapped its wings barely 10 inches over
Entered by: Monica Colangelo

07:07 Dec 1, 2001
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Spanish term or phrase: Y el cielo fue una sustancia gelatinosa y gris que aleteó a una cuarta nuestras
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And the sky turned into a grey, jelly-like substance that flapped its wings barely 10 inches over
Explanation:
our heads

That´s it. Con respecto a "una cuarta", es la distancia que va del pulgar al meñique con toda la mano extendida, aprox. unos 25cm. o 10 pulgadas.
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Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 14:03
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Muchisimas gracias por tu ayuda. Las metáforas me vuelven loca!
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5 +1And the sky turned into a grey, jelly-like substance that flapped its wings barely 10 inches over
Monica Colangelo


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And the sky turned into a grey, jelly-like substance that flapped its wings barely 10 inches over


Explanation:
our heads

That´s it. Con respecto a "una cuarta", es la distancia que va del pulgar al meñique con toda la mano extendida, aprox. unos 25cm. o 10 pulgadas.


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Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1042
Grading comment
Muchisimas gracias por tu ayuda. Las metáforas me vuelven loca!

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