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23 Nov 2020
- Spanish (Spain)
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English (US)
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I want to know which of the three prepositions is the correct one. "Gather (the fabric) to/in/into the waist"
I want to know which of the three prepositions is the correct one. "Gather (the fabric) to/in/into the waist"
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- Portuguese (Brazil)
- English (US)
I'd say "onto" or "around". I also would change "the" to a possessive pronoun (my/your/his/her/their) because it sounds better before body parts (unlike spanish).
- Spanish (Spain)
@gabelesma Then it would be correct gather around the waist?
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- English (US)
@miguelgf98 if you mean that the fabric will be gathered all around a waist yes. if only on a side of the person's waist, use "onto".
- Spanish (Spain)
- Spanish (Spain)
mmmm okay i think i get it thank u so much <3
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- English (US)
@miguelgf98 no problem 💕 english is just more specific with prepositions than spanish so it's indeed difficult to guess which one sounds better oof good luck!
- English (US)
You could also say “gather the fabric at the waist”
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