Duct Tape Smiths Day

Spanish translation: día de...

13:08 Feb 23, 2024
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English term or phrase: Duct Tape Smiths Day
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The full sentence says: "For Duct Tape Smiths Day we will try to duct tape our wonderful Assistant Principal, Mr. Smiths, to the wall in the gym." It doesn´t make sense to me, unless "duct tape" has another meaning I´m unaware of. Thanks, everyone in advance!
laura luna
Argentina
Local time: 20:37
Spanish translation:día de...
Explanation:
I imagine they are trying to make some art work with regular duct tape. Perhaps they ask Mr. Smiths to stand against the gym wall and create his silhouette in duct tape, or make a collage of him using duct tape, or use it some other way so kids have fun and celebrate Mr. Smiths.

How old are the children?

I hope it helps!
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Ana Florencia Fernandez
Argentina
Local time: 20:37
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Gracias Ana! Sí exactamente es lo que explicas, no pensé que era literalmente "pegarlo a la pared con cinta" pero consulté con el cliente y es así, muchas gracias, saludos!
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Ana Florencia Fernandez
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duct tape
Luis García

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duct tape smiths day
día de...


Explanation:
I imagine they are trying to make some art work with regular duct tape. Perhaps they ask Mr. Smiths to stand against the gym wall and create his silhouette in duct tape, or make a collage of him using duct tape, or use it some other way so kids have fun and celebrate Mr. Smiths.

How old are the children?

I hope it helps!


    https://ar.pinterest.com/4thrprogram/kids-duct-tape-projects/
Ana Florencia Fernandez
Argentina
Local time: 20:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias Ana! Sí exactamente es lo que explicas, no pensé que era literalmente "pegarlo a la pared con cinta" pero consulté con el cliente y es así, muchas gracias, saludos!
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3 hrs
Reference: duct tape

Reference information:
According to Merriam Webster Dictionary the term duct tape can be used as a noun or a verb.

Duct tape is translated as cinta americana

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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-02-23 17:03:23 GMT)
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According to Merriam Webster Dictionary the term duct tape can be used as a noun or a verb. When used as a verb it takes the same connotation as using regular tape with the only difference being the type of tape used.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2024-02-23 17:06:08 GMT)
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The second sample sentence should read:

I used duct tape to fix the leak => Usé cinta americana para reparar el agujero

Example sentence(s):
  • I duct taped the poles together => Pegué los postes con cinta americana
  • I used duct tape to fix the leak => Use cinta americana para reparar el agujero

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape
    https://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=duct%20tape
Luis García
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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