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Q:
O que significa "like luffed sails on long spars" in:
his clothes were good stuff, well tailored, but they hung on his frame like luffed sails on long spars ?
his clothes were good stuff, well tailored, but they hung on his frame like luffed sails on long spars ?
A:
Ha! This is very advanced language, most native speakers don't know these words. 'Luff' is an extremely uncommon word, meaning to sail close to the wind, it's a technical term. A spar means a long, metal pole used for holding up sails on a ship (like a mast);
This very pompous description is of a rich man who either wears badly-fitted clothing or is very tall and skinny.
This very pompous description is of a rich man who either wears badly-fitted clothing or is very tall and skinny.
Q:
O que significa "like luffed sails on long spars" in:
his clothes were good stuff, well tailored, but they hung on his frame like luffed sails on long spars?
his clothes were good stuff, well tailored, but they hung on his frame like luffed sails on long spars?
A:
“luffed sails on long spars” indicates his clothes were too large on his thin frame (already established that earlier) so they flapped in the wind. “Luffed” can mean flapping and “spar” is like a mast on a ship.
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