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No dejar/quedar títere con cabeza
No dejar/no quedar títere con cabeza
It is a very common verbal locution and the sense depends on what you are talking about.
It's basic meaning is SPARE NOBODY, spare no one.
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El virus del Ébola.
Ébola is a name of a...
El virus del Ébola.
Ébola is a name of a river en Zaire, I think the virus is masculine and Ébola the name of the river where it originated. But your statement is correct since the name of the...
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The syntagms excepto/salvo (clearly excluding)...
The syntagms excepto/salvo (clearly excluding) they lost its conditional nuance or tint :
Todos los perros son bulliciosos, salvo los que están entrenados
salvo los que están...is substractive...
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October 12, 2014, 07:07 AM
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The definite article 'el' identifies the noun...
The definite article 'el' identifies the noun ébola as 'unique' and it should be used.
Juguetes de niña ( girl's toy
Juguetes de la niña ( the toys of the girl) identifies the owner of the toy.
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October 10, 2014, 03:42 AM
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<<How would you translate this sentence?
"I...
<<How would you translate this sentence?
"I just rang because I'm in town and was wondering if you'd like to get a coffee?"
"He llamado porque estoy en el pueblo y me estaba preguntando si te ...
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October 09, 2014, 09:31 PM
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About time
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About time
¿Cómo se dice..?
"It's about time they gave them some books to take home. In my mind they should have been given books to read during the...
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These are figurative meanings:
grueso =in...
These are figurative meanings:
grueso =in this sense is the major part of the burden
Sobre mis hombros llevo el peso de la responsabilidad de la casa/company/presidency
Sobre mis espaldas ......
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 04, 2014, 06:22 AM
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Shooting the shit.
Vulgar form = Hablando...
Shooting the shit.
Vulgar form = Hablando mierda, güevonadas
Hablando paja (Colombia) nicer than the above
Formal = Hablando bobadas/sandeces, pendejadas
Arg : JHablando boludeces
Eufemismos...
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