a base de frotarnos grata o dolorosamente con
English translation: through our painful or pleasant encounters/friction with...
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peer agreement (net): +1based on our pleasant or painful rubs/encounters with Explanation: puse "rubs" para mantener lo de "frotar", pero me gusta más "encounters" :D |
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by pleasantly or painfully rubbing against Explanation: rub - to move with pressure against something. - to admit of being rubbed in a specified manner: Chalk rubs off easily. - (Chiefly British) to proceed, continue in a course, or keep going with effort or difficulty (usually fol. by on, along, or through): He manages to rub along. Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rub |
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peer agreement (net): +1due to our pleasurable contact or painful brushes with Explanation: "brushing up against" something is always used in the painful sense, but I don't know of any corresponding word for the pleasant aspect except "contact" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2008-01-11 16:43:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- brush 1 (brsh) n. 3. An instance of contact with something undesirable or dangerous: a brush with the law; a brush with death. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/brush |
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peer agreement (net): +1through our painful or pleasant encounters/friction with... Explanation: sugg -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-11 17:11:11 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- My pleasure! Saludos! |
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