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190 months ago

JENN64 asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	ella en su batón rosa y los brazos cruzados
Context:	por la ventana, ella en su batón rosa y los brazos cruzados, nosotras de uniforme escocés.
Keywords:	batón rosa I am not sure if it is a dress or a robe any idea? Thanks

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190 months ago

Peonia Kempenich wrote:

lounger

My comment:

Según el DRAE: batón. 1. m. Bata ancha y larga hasta los pies.

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...she, in a pink lounger and her arms crossed...

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Why lounger? Because here in the USA, the wizards of fashion have come up with many functional styles of clothing that a woman can wear in the comfort of their home (para estar en casa), among them: robes, caftans, wraprobes, loungewear, sleepwear, etc. A lounger is neither a robe nor a dress, but a garment (long, short) specifically designed to wear in the comfort of one's own home; and unlike a wraprobe (bathrobe/robe) that could loosen up and show some lady parts, this piece of clothing was designed with functionality features in mind such as pockets, zippers or buttons, and soft fabrics so that the ladies can relax -without worries- in luxury and comfort! (How do I know? I own one! ;-)

My references:

My 2 cents: "In the USA "plaid" has pretty much supplanted "tartan" to mean what tartan originally meant: "design of Scottish origin consisting of stripes of varying width and color." The only time we use "tartan" in the USA anymore is to describe a shade of green, as in a piece of material or even an automobile. You may even see "tartan plaid" to indicate a green colored...plaid" (http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1628056)

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190 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

through the window, she in her pink bathrobe with her arms crossed

My comment:

Definitely a robe. Bata is robe and batón would be rather a bathrobe (thicker).
crossed and us, in tartan school uniforms
I don,'t have the whole sentence to do better.
Good luck

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190 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

Answer to your question

My comment:

http://definicion.dictionarist.com/ingles-espanol/baton

This is what I found out.
First I thought (just like you) that "batón" could be another term for "bata" (dressing gown) but obviously it´s another expression for "bastón"

Regards
Melina

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