La joven subió al carro, quitó la chaqueta de los hombros y la colocó sobre el regazo.The young woman got in the car, took her jacket off her shoulders, and placed it on her lap.
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A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
Después de un mes en la ciudad, el hombre del bosque sólo quería estar de nuevo en el regazo de la Madre Naturaleza.After a month in the city, the woodsman just wanted to find himself once again in the lap of Mother Nature.