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Antonija Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Shut the parasol
Hello,
Which verb do you use to close/shut/tie the parasol?
Thank you
Which verb do you use to close/shut/tie the parasol?
Thank you
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Hi, 'Close' sounds OK to me. But with an umbrella, the usual term is 'put it up / put it down' . so I'd probably use that for a parasol.
- Hi, 'Close' sounds OK to me.
- But with an umbrella, the usual term is 'put it up / put it down' .
- so I'd probably use that for a parasol.
- Note the word 'parasol' is not much used in N.
- America.
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Hi,
'Close' sounds OK to me.
But with an umbrella, the usual term is 'put it up / put it down'. so I'd probably use that for a parasol.
Note the word 'parasol' is not much used in N. America.
'Close' sounds OK to me.
But with an umbrella, the usual term is 'put it up / put it down'. so I'd probably use that for a parasol.
Note the word 'parasol' is not much used in N. America.
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Hi,
Perhaps a 'sunshade'. But the item itself is not much used in N. America, in my experience.
Clive
Perhaps a 'sunshade'. But the item itself is not much used in N. America, in my experience.
Clive
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