billow

Spanish translation: hincharse

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English term or phrase:billow
Spanish translation:hincharse
Entered by: DLyons

11:36 Aug 14, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / Roman legions
English term or phrase: billow
CONTEXT:

"The draconarius worked differently: air entered through the open mouth and billowed out the cloth tail, in a similar fashion to present-day windsocks."
FlyHi
France
Local time: 06:43
hincharse
Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2011-08-14 11:41:11 GMT)
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It "exited from", but in the process expanded the tail like a sail.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 05:43
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3 +2hincharse
DLyons
4hacían ondear/ondular
anademahomar


  

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to billow out
hincharse


Explanation:
Dictionary?

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-08-14 11:41:11 GMT)
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It "exited from", but in the process expanded the tail like a sail.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 05:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thank you.

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agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
9 mins
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agree  isabelmurill (X)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hacían ondear/ondular


Explanation:
billow out
to move in a way similar to large waves The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze.

La elevaban y la hacían ondear/ondular

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 22:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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