Translation examples
#Madre nos palmeaba en nuestras cabezas, padre nos balanceaba en su rodilla
#Mother patted our heads, father rocked us on his knee
Simplemente me palmeabas la cabeza diciendo que lo sentías.
You just kept patting me on the head saying you were sorry.
Richard la estrechaba contra sí y la palmeaba en la espalda.
Richard held her tightly and patted her on the back.
Mansfield palmeaba, con cariño, el hombro de su hija.
Mansfield was patting her daughter’s shoulder.
Wang se palmeaba a su vez el bolsillo y respondía: —Sí.
Wang would pat his own pocket and answer, "Yup."
Denis Little lo palmeaba en el hombro en señal de aprobación.
Denis Little patted his shoulder in approbation.
Birley remató su frase con una carcajada mientras me palmeaba la espalda.
Birley laughed and patted me on the back.
Snibril observó que palmeaba distraído el bozal de Roland.
Snibril watched him patting Roland absently on the muzzle.
A ratos solo la palmeaba cariñosamente y luego decía:
Sometimes he just patted her and then again he’d say,
Alatriste palmeaba el cuello del caballo: cálido, tenso y fuerte.
Alatriste was patting the horse’s neck: warm, firm, and strong.
Se retorcía y palmeaba el aire y miraba la calle con actitud esperanzada.
He was squirming and patting the air and glancing hopefully towards the road.
La mano se me movía sola, palmeaba levemente la piel rugosa y empujaba el balón hacia abajo con la fuerza suficiente para que volviera.
My hand moved by itself, lightly palming the pebbled skin and pushing the ball down just hard enough to bring it back.
Cuando Christie le palmeaba la espalda, simuló arcadas y puso las manos en el suelo, palpó la piedra y la metió en el bolso. Secándose los ojos se arrimó al adversario; el arma estaba completamente a la vista junto a la placa de policía.
When he felt Christie slap his back, he pretended to retch and braced his hands on the pavement, palming the rock, then shoving it into his right jacket pocket as he resumed a sitting position. Wiping his eyes, he inched closed to his adversary, seeing the gun butt fully exposed, Christie’s badge attached to his belt next to it.
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