Translation for "cross-handed" to spanish
Translation examples
            Fafhrd took from him now his own quarterstaff, gripping it cross-handed near one end.
Fafhrd cogió la pica que le ofrecía su segundo, aferrándola con las manos cruzadas cerca de un extremo.
The crossed hands were nearly as purple as the blanket in the harsh light of the torch, but the man's face was pale and utterly at peace.
Las manos cruzadas estaban casi tan púrpuras como la manta, pero su rostro aparecía pálido y completamente sereno.
She pulled the cloak up over his chest, under his crossed hands, but the action left his feet, in thick, incongruous sandals, uncovered.
Le subió la capa hasta el pecho, sobre las manos cruzadas, pero la acción dejó sus pies descubiertos.
And soon got up to some strange cross-handed business, manifesting as one terrible creature, their pumping arms and rhythmic gasping conveying a distinctly mechanical impression.
Y enseguida se pusieron a hacer algo raro a manos cruzadas, manifestándose en forma de una sola criatura terrible, cuyo agitar de brazos y jadeos rítmicos producían una impresión marcadamente mecánica.
The elf peered up at his saviour. Through the flickering light of the torches that lined the street, he recognised the strong features of Gideon, who had been brandishing a medallion etched with the crossed hands of Ilmater.
El elfo alzó la vista hacia su salvador y, a la vacilante luz de las antorchas que brillaban a lo largo de la calle, reconoció las duras facciones de Gideon, que exhibía un medallón con un grabado de las manos cruzadas de Ilmater.
In acknowledgment I sank into a deep stage curtsy, my crossed hands just touching my right knee and my head bent, and as the homage subsided and I raised my head I said to myself, You’ll see, you’ll see what I can do.
Lo agradecí haciendo una profunda reverencia escénica, tocándome con las manos cruzadas la rodilla derecha, con la cabeza inclinada, y a medida que el homenaje iba remitiendo y yo alzaba la cabeza, me decía: «Ya veréis, ya veréis lo que soy capaz de hacer».
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