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EmpanadaRica August 03, 2009 05:48 AM

Tengo una tía que toca la guitarra
 
¿ Alguien podría explicarme lo que quiere decir este dicho por favor? :)

ROBINDESBOIS August 03, 2009 06:03 AM

As far as I know , it´s not a saying. The translation should be, i have an Aunt that plays the guitar, Do you have a context ?

EmpanadaRica August 03, 2009 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 44297)
As far as I know , it´s not a saying. The translation should be, i have an Aunt that plays the guitar, Do you have a context ?

Not really,sorry :( I found it on a site containing some exercises in proverbs and such but it did not provide any additional information.

Rusty August 03, 2009 09:39 AM

This is said when something just mentioned by another doesn't have anything to do with the topic at hand.
Look here for a couple of translation ideas in English.

Tomisimo August 03, 2009 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 44324)
This is said when something just mentioned by another doesn't have anything to do with the topic at hand.
Look here for a couple of translation ideas in English.

That's how I've heard it used.

ROBINDESBOIS August 03, 2009 09:43 AM

Ok. I understand now. Like saying what the hell do you mean in a more polite way.

Rusty August 03, 2009 09:46 AM

Yep. We use other phrases than the two listed in the idiom dictionary, to be sure.

EmpanadaRica August 03, 2009 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 44330)
Yep. We use other phrases than the two listed in the idiom dictionary, to be sure.

Haha.. I see.. Well as usual really right?..It seems expressions in socalled idiom books and dictionaries are rarely used in actual daily life.. :)

I think I've once heard 'What's that got to do with the price of eggs' - but that was on tv. For the life of me I can't imagine people using it very frequently in daily life. :D

¡Thanx! :thumbsup:

By the way, does anyone know if this expression is used often in Spain or Latin countries? (I'm guessing not, of Robindesbois doesn't recognize it?)

Rusty August 03, 2009 03:44 PM

I've heard people just say "¿Y?" This means the same thing as "Who cares?"

María José August 03, 2009 03:52 PM

As far as I know it's not an expression we use in Spain. I would say something like ¿Y a qué cuento viene eso?


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