Spanish term
Con cada palabra que decía él
I have a question about the English equivalent of: Con cada palabra que decía él
Context: Con cada palabra que decía él, iba poniendo electrodos en mi cabeza, en la nuca, en la frente, como los que se colocan para un electroencefalograma.
My attempt:
Each time he spoke he was placed an electrode on my head, neck and forehead, similar to those used in an electroencephalogram.
or is it better to say: As he was speaking……..?
| 3 +3 | With every word he uttered,... |
Darius Saczuk
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| 5 +2 | As he spoke |
Linda Grabner
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| 4 | With each word he said |
Hannah Haynes
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Non-PRO (1): Carol Gullidge
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Proposed translations
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
With every word he uttered,...
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Toni Castano
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Thank you, Toni.
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Linda Grabner
: I like this. I would continue thus: "uttered, he placed another electrode..."
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Precisely. Thank you, Linda.
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eduard_
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Thank you, Eduard.
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United States
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
As he spoke
I like Dariusz's suggestion, unless the suggested imagery --a new electrode placed with each word-- is not exactly valid for the context (which we can't know from the amount of context you've given us). In that case, this option would be better.
You could finish it out like this: "As he spoke, he went about placing electrodes, like the ones used for an electroencephalogram, on my head, the back of my neck, my forehead."
I realize this changes the original syntax, but it actually makes more sense, since it puts the adjective phrase closer to its referent.
Discussion
I hope you are having a native speaker review your work ;-)