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Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 12:34 PM

Replies: 3 Lesbica? Views: 117 Posted By poli Lésbica appears to be an adjective. Lésbica appears to be an adjective.

Forum: Vocabulary September 12, 2024, 06:00 PM

Replies: 1 Ordalía Views: 230 Posted By poli 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?

Forum: Vocabulary August 20, 2024, 05:48 PM

Replies: 5 Seres humanos tan sospechosos Views: 1,483 Posted By poli Thanks. Now I know that sospechoso can mean... Thanks. Now I know that sospechoso can mean questionable in Spanish as it can be in English.

Forum: Vocabulary August 20, 2024, 04:10 PM

Replies: 5 Seres humanos tan sospechosos Views: 1,483 Posted By poli 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...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 26, 2024, 07:49 AM

Replies: 1 Pasarse de rosca Views: 4,329 Posted By poli 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...

Forum: Translations July 25, 2024, 07:30 AM

Replies: 8 To Miss Views: 5,194 Posted By poli 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...

Forum: Vocabulary July 06, 2024, 01:28 PM

Replies: 2 La camisa negra Views: 2,468 Posted By poli 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...

Forum: Vocabulary June 26, 2024, 03:50 PM

Replies: 3 Ye Views: 2,979 Posted By poli 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...

Forum: Translations June 24, 2024, 09:10 PM

Replies: 1 Seguro de decesos Views: 3,022 Posted By poli Seguro de decesos Is this the common term for life insurance in Latin American Spanish?

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 16, 2024, 01:33 PM

Replies: 5 Estuche de monerías Views: 6,107 Posted By poli Estuche de monerías is a term not known in... Estuche de monerías is a term not known in Colombia. In that country todero is the term used. In Chile they use chasquilla which also means flequillos in Chile

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 13, 2024, 07:01 AM

Replies: 5 Estuche de monerías Views: 6,107 Posted By poli Thanks again. Now I know that it is quite similar... Thanks again. Now I know that it is quite similar to a jack of all trades.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 11, 2024, 03:50 PM

Replies: 5 Estuche de monerías Views: 6,107 Posted By poli 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?

Forum: Vocabulary June 07, 2024, 05:15 AM

Replies: 4 Podrías reventar solo de planteártelo Views: 3,218 Posted By poli It means, you would kill it at its inception. It means, you would kill it at its inception.

Forum: Grammar June 01, 2024, 01:30 PM

Replies: 4 No solemos elegir actividades que se nos den mal Views: 4,593 Posted By poli I think the sentence is simpler than your... I think the sentence is simpler than your interpretation. The way I see it, it means that we don't usually do things we are bad at, because they make us feel uncomfortable.

Forum: Vocabulary May 29, 2024, 01:17 PM

Replies: 2 No tengo esa corazonada Views: 3,405 Posted By poli She is saying, but I don't feel that way, because... She is saying, but I don't feel that way, because sometimes patients don't react in a rational manner.

Forum: Vocabulary May 22, 2024, 05:20 AM

Replies: 5 Baladí Views: 4,152 Posted By poli That's what I expected. I never heard the term... That's what I expected. I never heard the term before. Thanks both of you for confirming my doubt.

Forum: Vocabulary May 21, 2024, 05:02 PM

Replies: 5 Baladí Views: 4,152 Posted By poli Baladí In Spain, baladí means a trivial matter. Is this term anything you have heard in Latin America?

Forum: Vocabulary May 15, 2024, 04:57 PM

Replies: 4 Bien parado (etymology) Views: 4,154 Posted By poli It almost directly translates to in good standing It almost directly translates to in good standing

Forum: Grammar May 09, 2024, 12:18 PM

Replies: 4 La culpa es mía, que pienso en negativo Views: 6,320 Posted By poli It's my fault; it's that I always think... It's my fault; it's that I always think negatively.---is the way i would translate it.

Forum: Grammar May 05, 2024, 12:58 PM

Replies: 2 No existe Views: 3,950 Posted By poli Yes, you've got it right. Don't kid yourself,... Yes, you've got it right. Don't kid yourself, there's no such thing as pure food.

Forum: Grammar May 03, 2024, 01:31 PM

Replies: 2 "Uno" o no "Una" Views: 4,437 Posted By poli Es opcional, pero es uso de "una" hace destacar... Es opcional, pero es uso de "una" hace destacar la buena noticia.

Forum: Grammar May 02, 2024, 12:39 PM

Replies: 6 Apostar también implica renuncias Views: 4,826 Posted By poli This, of course, is subject to opinion, but... This, of course, is subject to opinion, but renuncias implies knowing when to leave the proverbial table. In other words, knowing to quit while you are ahead of the game.

Forum: Grammar April 21, 2024, 07:08 AM

Replies: 4 A todos los medios que permitís Views: 3,778 Posted By poli In most cases the word would be permites, but in... In most cases the word would be permites, but in the case the vos tense is used instead to tú. Vos is a used in place of tú (vos permitís instead of tú permites) is several parts of Latin America....

Forum: Translations April 11, 2024, 05:39 PM

Replies: 1 Por mi, como si vuelva a su tierra Views: 2,700 Posted By poli 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...

Forum: Vocabulary April 04, 2024, 04:05 PM

Replies: 3 Cabreado Views: 4,064 Posted By poli 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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