diff --git a/luk/09/03.md b/luk/09/03.md
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # staff
 
-"rod" or "walking stick." A staff is a large stick that is used for balance when climbing or when walking on uneven ground. It can also be used for defense against attackers.
+large stick that people use for balance when climbing or walking on uneven ground, as well as for defense against attackers
 
 # wallet
 
diff --git a/luk/11/37.md b/luk/11/37.md
index 59f2cedf5c..c2859c0018 100644
--- a/luk/11/37.md
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This refers to the Pharisee's house.
 
 # reclined
 
-"sat down at the table." It was the custom for a relaxed meal such as this dinner for men to eat while lying down comfortably around the table. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
+It was the custom for a relaxed meal such as this dinner for men to eat while lying down comfortably around the table. You might want to translate using the word your language uses for the way people's bodies are when they eat. AT: "sat down at the table" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 
 # wash
 
diff --git a/luk/12/16.md b/luk/12/16.md
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--- a/luk/12/16.md
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildings where farmers store the crops they have harvested
 
 # goods
 
-"possessions"
+possessions
 
 # I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ... years. Rest ... merry."