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身披一袭红色

English translation: in red satin

05:42 Mar 21, 2008
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Prose
Chinese term or phrase: 身披一袭红色
身上披一袭红色的绸缎
bingbingjoe (X)
English translation:in red satin
Explanation:
I'm guessing:
in red satin
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AZ-Loc
China
Local time: 18:39
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3in red satin
AZ-Loc
3 +1wearing red (satin); dressed in red (satin)
chica nueva


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
in red satin


Explanation:
I'm guessing:
in red satin

AZ-Loc
China
Local time: 18:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Ma
1 hr
  -> 谢谢老马! :-)
agree  Yan Yuliang: Recently I have been reading the novel "The Woman in White".
3 hrs
  -> 谢谢Yan Yuliang! ^^ 好习惯啊！我也要好好读书了... 想想最近读的一本字书还是在上世纪...-_-!
agree  Bea Geenen: "draped in red satin"
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Bea Geenen! :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wearing red (satin); dressed in red (satin)


Explanation:
袭 = (m. formal) a suit (or set) of clothes eg 一袭棉衣 a set of cotton-padded clothes (consisting of trousers and a coat) (外研社:汉英词典)

袭 = 量词,用于成套的衣服 meas. expressing a suit of clothes 衣一袭 (新华字典)

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-21 07:29:05 GMT)
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身披一袭丁香花瓣织就的美丽嫁衣
身披一袭白色长裙
身披银色礼服
身披一袭红斗篷




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chica nueva
Local time: 22:39
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Ma: This could be another choice.
22 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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