Oct 26, 2003 09:15
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term
lauren herme (X)
bolillos
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
También le hubiese gustado hacer una carrera universitaria, pero ¡su madre tenía miedo a que la pervertiesen! A ella le interesaba la filología, en cambio, su madre quería que hiciera bolillos de verdad.
real bobbins??
real bobbins??
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | bobbin lacing |
Valentín Hernández Lima
|
| 5 | bobbins |
Nora Bellettieri
|
| 4 | lace making |
Sergio Aguirre
|
| 4 | tatting |
Sheilann
|
| 3 | drumsticks |
bartek
|
Proposed translations
+6
7 mins
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
37 happy years translating for millions
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1336
Selected
bobbin lacing
Yes, her mother truly wanted her to buckle down to bobbin lacing instead of devoting herself to language studies.
bobbin lace
a handmade lace made by intertwisting threads wound on bobbins and worked over a pillow on which the pattern is marked out by pins
MWU
Cheerio,
V
bobbin lace
a handmade lace made by intertwisting threads wound on bobbins and worked over a pillow on which the pattern is marked out by pins
MWU
Cheerio,
V
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
drumsticks
bolillo
(Spanish)
bo·li·llo
m. - bobbin
m. pl. SOUTH AMERICA: - drumsticks
INFLECTED FORMS: bolillos - m.
http://www.yahooligans.com/search/ligans_se?lb=e&p=num:s3493
(Spanish)
bo·li·llo
m. - bobbin
m. pl. SOUTH AMERICA: - drumsticks
INFLECTED FORMS: bolillos - m.
http://www.yahooligans.com/search/ligans_se?lb=e&p=num:s3493
8 mins
Sergio Aguirre
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Intelligent Translations & Proofreading
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
15
lace making
HarperCollins Publishers:
bolillo sustantivo masculino
1
(costura) bobbin (for lacemaking)
2
(Latinoamérica) (música) drumstick
3
(México) (= panecillo) bread roll
bolillo sustantivo masculino
1
(costura) bobbin (for lacemaking)
2
(Latinoamérica) (música) drumstick
3
(México) (= panecillo) bread roll
2 hrs
tatting
a form of lace making in which the threads are pinned to a cushion. The threads themselves are wound round wooden bobbins and woven round the pins to form the pattern.
I believe there is an entry for this in the glossary.
I believe there is an entry for this in the glossary.
4 hrs
Nora Bellettieri
Native in Spanish
A reliable hard- working person.
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
101
bobbins
encaje de bolillo: bobbin lace
The Oxford Spanish Dictionary
The Oxford Spanish Dictionary
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