Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
una siesta a la que acababa de entregarme
inglés translation:
an afternoon nap I just succumbed to/yielded to
español term
European Spanish at its best
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Siesta
Would you say 'an afternoon nap'? And what would you use for 'a la que acababa de entregarme'?
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Proposed translations
México
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Native in: inglés 
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, inglés
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nap
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a noon/afternoon nap that has brought me
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that has given me
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many options
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an afternoon nap that I had just fallen to
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fallen into perdon
siesta
Even LaRousse indicates the translation as both siesta or nap
España
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an afternoon nap
España
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Works in: inglés al portugués, francés al español, portugués al español, and 7 more.
an afternoon nap
Argentina
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Native in: español
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés
"nap" is usually shorter than the "siesta" we know in Argentina,
the nap I allowed myself to take
... I allowed myself a much needed afternoon nap. On days when my pregnancy was
most difficult, I didn't push myself to work harder than seemed healthy. ...
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