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September 09, 2019, 04:34 AM
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September 08, 2019, 10:04 AM
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Forum: Grammar
September 08, 2019, 09:53 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 08, 2019, 05:52 AM
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Forum: Grammar
September 07, 2019, 09:52 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 06, 2019, 02:43 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 06, 2019, 06:34 AM
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Exacto:
los vagones van/marchan abarrotados,...
Exacto:
los vagones van/marchan abarrotados, y la gente viaja apiñada.
Eso es castellano de España y se usa con distinta frecuencia en otras regiones. En general todos lo entendemos por los...
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Forum: Vocabulary
September 05, 2019, 05:41 AM
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La gente viaja apiñada en el ascensor (unos...
La gente viaja apiñada en el ascensor (unos pegados a los otros, agrupados estrechamente, "como lata de sardinas" diríamos en mi tierra)
El ascensor está abarrotado (lleno de gente agrupada...
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Forum: Grammar
September 02, 2019, 03:19 PM
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Forum: Grammar
August 27, 2019, 01:45 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 25, 2019, 05:19 AM
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I hear fuertes, with an f which is pronounced...
I hear fuertes, with an f which is pronounced slightly different to the way I use. But I may understand where does this come from as I often find English speakers who somewhat have come to think that...
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Forum: Grammar
August 20, 2019, 05:21 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 20, 2019, 02:06 PM
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atleta amateur
deportista amateur
deporte...
atleta amateur
deportista amateur
deporte amateur
amateurismo
Aficionado is a bit ambiguous because it both describes the usual sport spectator and the non professional player. It's a word...
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Forum: Grammar
August 19, 2019, 02:02 PM
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Forum: Grammar
August 12, 2019, 09:48 AM
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I don't see such difference in commitment, but...
I don't see such difference in commitment, but it's a subjective matter.
Basically the verb cuidar can be used both as a transitive and as an intransitive verb.
transitive---> cuida a su abuela...
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 11, 2019, 02:57 PM
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Forum: Grammar
August 10, 2019, 09:07 AM
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Forum: Grammar
August 10, 2019, 08:55 AM
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Forum: Grammar
August 10, 2019, 07:51 AM
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a oscuras/obscuras = in the dark
I don't...
a oscuras/obscuras = in the dark
I don't know the reason but many of these expressions using adjectives become nouns are plural and feminine:
a ciegas = blindly (literally)
a oscuras
but...
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Forum: Grammar
August 10, 2019, 04:25 AM
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They are instances of locuciones adverbiales...
They are instances of locuciones adverbiales (adverbial phrases). You could not make them freely.
There are many starting with the preposition a. There are many more constructed in a different...
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Forum: Grammar
August 09, 2019, 08:21 AM
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I don't quite understand what "take after me"...
I don't quite understand what "take after me" means there. I only know it as "to resemble someone or to follow someone's example", but the context suggests something like "to pick at or bull...
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Forum: Grammar
August 08, 2019, 06:14 AM
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camisas azules (azul is an adjective)
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camisas azules (azul is an adjective)
camisas azul claro (azul is a noun, claro is an adjective which modifies that noun; equivalent to camisas de color azul claro -all the shirts are of the same...
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Forum: Grammar
August 07, 2019, 05:49 AM
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Forum: Grammar
August 06, 2019, 07:18 AM
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Forum: Grammar
August 05, 2019, 12:39 PM
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