How does one say "tuck in the corners" in Spanish?
I want to say "tuck in the corners" in Spanish. It's for a how-to presentation, and I'm showing how to fold something. One of the steps is to tuck in the corners, but I'm not sure how to say it. One place told me it was correct to say "meta en las esquinas," but I'm not sure if it actually is.
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What are you folding? When making a bed, tucking the sheet under the mattress translates to meter la sábana por debajo del colchón. However, if you are doing something more like adjusting the corners of something to make them fit tighter or more neatly, you could use ajustar las esquinas.
Still searching: This is '' one of those''. There are many words in spanish for tuck, or tuck in. Some even have a sexual connotation: ''fajar'' (colloquial usage in México) to tuck in you shirt or blouse but also to touch a person with sexual intention, so one must use caution. I have searched quite a few sites and the most appropriate so far is ''meter las esquinas''
I hope someone finds the "magic translation'' or expression
Which gets me to another question:
How do you say, 'hospital corners' in Spanish. This are the most secure way of keeping the sheets tucked in at the bottom of the bed. My mother was a nurse and these were required in our house. Do you have this term in Spanish?
Invertir las esquinas.
meta en las esquinas
I don't think that quite works. I believe that would mean: to put (something) into the corners.
Perhaps: Meta las esquinas adentro
But, I'm not a native; so, maybe that sounds wrong, too.
