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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Prop feet on the table
Help me, please,
Are his feet on the table or just leaned on the table, or where are his feet?
He propped his feet on the table in front of his chair. They were in the interview room, waiting for the suspect to be processed.
Are his feet on the table or just leaned on the table, or where are his feet?
He propped his feet on the table in front of his chair. They were in the interview room, waiting for the suspect to be processed.
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Hi Antonia, I think the feet are on the table (resting on the table). I know, your confusion is due to mentioning both "on" and "against" in the definition of the word. When they mean "to lean", they accompany the verb with the preposition "against".
- Hi Antonia, I think the feet are on the table (resting on the table).
- I know, your confusion is due to mentioning both "on" and "against" in the definition of the word.
- When they mean "to lean", they accompany the verb with the preposition "against".
- Here is an example from Cambridge Online: I propped my bike (up) against the wall.
- ) Cheers,
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Hi Antonia, I think the feet are on the table (resting on the table). I know, your confusion is due to mentioning both "on" and "against" in the definition of the word. When they mean "to lean", they accompany the verb with the preposition "against". Here is an example from Cambridge Online: I propped my bike (up) against the wall. ( I also looked it up in the Cobuild dictionary, the definition a
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Or you might have meant if his feet are on the table close to the edge, or if they are just on the edge, leaned against the table, I guess. Hope it helps.
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Ok, sorry pieanne, thank you for your not that exhausting but nevertheless helpful suggestion.
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A good answer is the one with breif, yet full of information, Peianne. And it describes yours, and not mine. I just try to guess, sometimes it works, sometimes not!
Do you guys stay at home translating, or you do it at the office, or probably you have another job and you do translate in your free time? A long question, sorry for that.
Cheers,
PS. Peianne, remember you said you we
Do you guys stay at home translating, or you do it at the office, or probably you have another job and you do translate in your free time? A long question, sorry for that.
Cheers,
PS. Peianne, remember you said you we
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LanguageLover,
Thanks for your appreciation, but your answer was as good as mine, though more temptative. The thing is, I knew about the expression!
I'm at home when I log in, can't speak for the others. I do have another job (I'm going to log off at about 2), I decorate pottery! I'm a computer and English fan, and yes, I do some translating to make ends meet
Thanks for your appreciation, but your answer was as good as mine, though more temptative. The thing is, I knew about the expression!
I'm at home when I log in, can't speak for the others. I do have another job (I'm going to log off at about 2), I decorate pottery! I'm a computer and English fan, and yes, I do some translating to make ends meet
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Thanks Peianne,
I am at home! I'm a housewife, though I do not care about the things have to be done at home, except the cooking part! I also love the words, I used to be a lexicographer back home in Iran ( English-Persian dictionaries). Then we moved here to Dubai, and my experience is not needed any longer! I've recently started to teach English, but it's still my first steps! Actually, my
I am at home! I'm a housewife, though I do not care about the things have to be done at home, except the cooking part! I also love the words, I used to be a lexicographer back home in Iran ( English-Persian dictionaries). Then we moved here to Dubai, and my experience is not needed any longer! I've recently started to teach English, but it's still my first steps! Actually, my
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