Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
manoseadas
English translation:
battered
Added to glossary by
Carol Gullidge
May 8, 2022 05:19
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Costa Rica
Native in: Spanish 
manoseadas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Buenas,
Me podrían ayudar a traducir el término "manoseada" en la siguiente oración, por favor.
Oración: Las sucias y manoseadas máquinas tragamonedas eran su peor vicio".
Contexto: esta oración se encuentra en cuento y la palabra se refiere a que estas máquinas son muy utilizadas por muchas personas, por lo tanto son muy manipuladas.
Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
Me podrían ayudar a traducir el término "manoseada" en la siguiente oración, por favor.
Oración: Las sucias y manoseadas máquinas tragamonedas eran su peor vicio".
Contexto: esta oración se encuentra en cuento y la palabra se refiere a que estas máquinas son muy utilizadas por muchas personas, por lo tanto son muy manipuladas.
Muchas gracias por la ayuda.
Proposed translations
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Change log
May 9, 2022 09:52: Carol Gullidge Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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battered
i.e., overused, worn out, decrepit
In this case, the machines were both grimy and battered
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2022-05-09 07:01:06 GMT) Post-grading
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No problem!
In this case, the machines were both grimy and battered
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2022-05-09 07:01:06 GMT) Post-grading
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No problem!
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Comment: "Thank you very much!"
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manhandled
An option: "The grubby, manhandled slot machines were his worst vice"....
Reference:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/grubby
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/manhandle
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slothm
: Perfectly conveys the idea behind the phrase.
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Cheers :-)
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liz askew
: Manhandle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com https://www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › manhandle When you manhandle something, you pick it up, push it, or pull it roughly. You might gasp watching movers manhandle your fragile furniture as
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Your definition fits exactly with how fruit machines are treated by the users, i.e. (man)handled roughly. I stand by my suggestion.
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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
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Laudable Lady Linguist
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Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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practically worn out/run down
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neilmac
: I was going to post "worn" initially, but change my mind and went for manhandled. I think this is the idea - tatty and worn out through overuse,
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Thank you, neilmac.
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Marcelo González
United States
United States
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United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
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in and on which so many hands have been placed
The dirty slot machines, on which so many hands have placed/lain, were his only vice.
Algo como, a las que tantos (les) han metido la mano
A slight change to the sentence structure may be helpful.
Another option might be, '...much-handled' but I'm not so sure the cheating or manipulating part of the message would be understood or insuated as clearly.
slot machines/one-arm bandits
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Note added at 8 hrs (2022-05-08 14:12:22 GMT)
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I had thought of 'manhandled' too, but this wouldn't convey the other meaning, too (suggested by the asker) of manipulated, or rigged, with hands being placed on and *in* the (slot) machines.
Algo como, a las que tantos (les) han metido la mano
A slight change to the sentence structure may be helpful.
Another option might be, '...much-handled' but I'm not so sure the cheating or manipulating part of the message would be understood or insuated as clearly.
slot machines/one-arm bandits
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Note added at 8 hrs (2022-05-08 14:12:22 GMT)
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I had thought of 'manhandled' too, but this wouldn't convey the other meaning, too (suggested by the asker) of manipulated, or rigged, with hands being placed on and *in* the (slot) machines.
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José Patrício
: Muy poético - una máquina muy usada a very used machine
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Exacto, máquinas usadas, así como manipuladas. Gracias, José, y saludos :-)
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