Forum: Idioms & Sayings
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September 12, 2024, 06:00 PM
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Ordalía
In English, the word ordeal is commonly used to mean a long unpleasant experience. Is ordalía used commonly in Spanish to mean the same thing?
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 20, 2024, 05:48 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 20, 2024, 04:10 PM
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No. It means that the person is of suspicious...
No. It means that the person is of suspicious character. I would be interested to know if the work is a translation from English, because it seems like a very use of the word suspicious. Although it...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
July 26, 2024, 07:49 AM
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Pasarse de rosca
In Iberian context, it means to wear out or lose momentum. I think it refers to the threads of a screw which can wear out and lose strength. I also means to cross the line, or to go too far.
Is...
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Forum: Translations
July 25, 2024, 07:30 AM
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If you miss somebody, you can use the verb...
If you miss somebody, you can use the verb extrañar. te extraño mucho. I miss you a lot. In that case perder doesn't work.
I think that faltar can also mean to miss in certain circumstances. Me...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 06, 2024, 01:28 PM
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Accents vary greatly in Spanish, and Colombia,...
Accents vary greatly in Spanish, and Colombia, where Juanes is from, is no exception. Implying the letter g may be typical of Medellin. That is the city where Juanes spent his youth. One possibility...
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 26, 2024, 03:50 PM
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Ye is an archaic way of saying the. It is...
Ye is an archaic way of saying the. It is sometimes used currently to invoke the olden times. For example, you may see something like Ye Olde Millcreek Inn as
opposed to the more contemporary The...
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Forum: Translations
June 24, 2024, 09:10 PM
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Seguro de decesos
Is this the common term for life insurance in Latin American Spanish?
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 16, 2024, 01:33 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 13, 2024, 07:01 AM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 11, 2024, 03:50 PM
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Estuche de monerías
I am confused about the term. Dictionaries state it means jack of all trades but also a money case. In your experience, what does it mean?
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 07, 2024, 05:15 AM
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Forum: Grammar
June 01, 2024, 01:30 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 29, 2024, 01:17 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 22, 2024, 05:20 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 21, 2024, 05:02 PM
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Baladí
In Spain, baladí means a trivial matter. Is this term anything you have heard in Latin America?
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 15, 2024, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Grammar
May 09, 2024, 12:18 PM
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May 05, 2024, 12:58 PM
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Forum: Grammar
May 03, 2024, 01:31 PM
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Forum: Grammar
May 02, 2024, 12:39 PM
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Forum: Grammar
April 21, 2024, 07:08 AM
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Forum: Translations
April 11, 2024, 05:39 PM
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Por mi, como si vuelve a su tierra
I came across this quote in a Spanish drama. It was meant to meant to mean, as far as I'm concerned, she should go back to her land (country). I would never have understood this phrase out of...
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 04, 2024, 04:05 PM
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Cabreado
I know that in Spain this means rabioso. i have never heard the word used by Latin Americans. Is the term cabreado understood in the Ameicas?
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