English term
21 books translated
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
disappears into the basement (in this context)
Hello everyone,
From the book Hug Your Haters by Jay Baer:
A work like Hug Your Haters is truly a team effort. Thank you to my family for your incredible support of this book, and of my previous publications. It’s hard when Dad goes into book-writing mode and disappears into the basement. I love you for (among many other things) understanding my occasional absences and mental distractions.
Maybe it's a very simple question but I can't believe that a writer writes his book sitting in the room that is partly underground.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/basement?s=t
Thank you.
Apr 11, 2017 16:12: B D Finch changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (1): acetran
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Sheila Wilson, B D Finch
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Responses
Ecuador
Language and engineering expert
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 7 more.
goes downstairs to the basement or study or office downstairs
He didn't disappear as a ghost. He just left to go to work.
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Note added at 6 mins (2017-04-11 14:23:22 GMT)
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Some basements have offices and are furnished. They are not damp underground places.
Italy
Maria Pia Giuseppina Nuzzolese
MA(d) in Translation/former video editor
Native in: Italian (Variants: Marchigiano, Pugliese / Salentino)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian, and 1 more.
he becomes unavailable
| neutral |
Tony M
: I think it's much more literal than that, even if possibly not actually the basement; "shuts himself away (in the study, etc.)"
56 mins
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| neutral |
Sheila Wilson
: I can't see why the writer would be specific about a basement in that case.
1 hr
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: Text says basement; "becomes unavailable" could mean numerous other things
7 hrs
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| agree |
acetran
1 day 18 hrs
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