Ficha
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for August 15, 2009
ficha (feminine noun (la)) — token, marker, chip, card, number. Look up ficha in the dictionary Tomé una ficha y soy el número 126; ahora tendré que esperar más de una hora. I took my number and I'm 126; now I'll have to wait more than an hour. |
Another translation for ficha:counter.
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Ficha ......Ella es una fichita. (She's quite a wh...)
OR Ella está fichada. - something like - She's a marked (by police) woman. Not a good word to be........ I guess the origin is from years ago when women in bars and dance halls would have chips or tokens ... I don't quite know if they were paid depending on the tokens they "earned" in the course of the night or what.. anyone know? |
Wow, Elaina! You're quite an etymologist! Your vocation ... or avocation? :)
I've been looking at the definition of "ficha" in the RAE. I have a quick question about one of those definitions: #6 says: "Papel o cartulina, generalmente rectangular y de pequeño tamaño, en que se anotan datos generales, bibliográficos, jurídicos, económicos, policiales, etc., y que se archiva verticalmente con otras del mismo formato."Is this describing something like a rolodex? :coffeebreak: Mientras, mi oracion de práctica: Mi sobrino topó a la mesa. Las fichas del juego bajaron en todas partes. (Am I using "ficha" correctly? In the first sentence, is "a" the correct preposition? Are "topar" and "bajar" the correct verbs to use?) Gracias!! |
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estar fichada/o means to to have been fingerprinted by the police and taken a mugshot. Quote:
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Sorry for my misunderstanding...and I totally forgot to correct your practice phrase.
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Podría usar topó, pero me gusta más chocar. :) Y sí, estás usando fichas correctamente. :D |
Muchas gracias!! :)
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Hola ¿significa ficha también chip (at a casino)
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Sí - de RAE:
"4. f. Pieza pequeña a la que se asigna un valor convenido y que se usa en sustitución de la moneda en casinos, establecimientos industriales, etc." |
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