Foro: Traducciones
March 18, 2024, 01:11 PM
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Foro: Traducciones
March 17, 2024, 10:40 AM
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I Wish You Could Have Been Here
I'm writing a response to an e-mail, but I'm unsure how to say:
The reunion was a success. I wish you could have been here.
The following are possibilities that come to my mind, but I'm...
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Foro: El vocabulario
February 23, 2024, 12:13 PM
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Foro: El vocabulario
February 22, 2024, 05:42 PM
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AngelicaDeAlquezar,
The above examples...
AngelicaDeAlquezar,
The above examples that you wrote are very helpful. However, as a side note, I have a question about the grammar that was written in one of the sentences.
You wrote:
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Foro: Traducciones
January 31, 2024, 09:41 PM
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Foro: Traducciones
January 29, 2024, 08:48 PM
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Describing Current/Past Temperatures
When describing the temperature in the present or the past, I'm not sure which verb or conjugation to use.
I want to say:
Last week in Chicago, it was 18 degrees below zero with a windchill...
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Foro: La gramática
January 20, 2024, 02:48 PM
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Foro: La gramática
January 19, 2024, 11:03 AM
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Alcance or Alcanza
In the sentence below, I chose to write "alcance" (subjunctive), and now I question whether I should have written "alcanza" (indicative).
El primero en llegar hasta la cima será el ganador, y el...
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Foro: La gramática
December 21, 2023, 11:24 PM
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Foro: La gramática
December 20, 2023, 03:58 PM
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The Manner in Which........
What is the correct way to translate the manner in which in the following sentence:
The insurance claim was denied due to the manner in which it was submitted.
El reclamo de seguro fue...
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Foro: El vocabulario
December 13, 2023, 10:13 AM
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Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar. I have heard...
Thank you, AngelicaDeAlquezar. I have heard “reposapiernas” to refer to the leg rests that you see on trains and first-class sections on flights, so I’ll use “reposapiés” for my translation of...
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Foro: El vocabulario
December 12, 2023, 07:41 PM
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Footstool
What is this piece of furniture called in Mexico?
It’s a “footstool” placed in front of a couch or a chair on which to rest your feet/legs.
Dictionaries show:
escabel
reposapiés...
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Foro: El vocabulario
August 27, 2023, 11:28 AM
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Foro: El vocabulario
August 26, 2023, 11:13 AM
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Foro: El vocabulario
August 25, 2023, 06:44 PM
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Merry-Go-Round
What is a merry-go-round called in Mexico, more specifically the one pictured on the left-hand-side of the graphic?
I normally say "carrusel" or "caballitos" for the one pictured on the...
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Foro: Traducciones
August 13, 2023, 08:03 PM
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Foro: Traducciones
August 10, 2023, 08:44 PM
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Le instamos / Le animamos
How do I form the rest of the sentence after using le instamos or le animamos to mean We urge you to join us....... / We encourage you to join us.......
Possible constructs that come to my mind...
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Foro: El vocabulario
June 23, 2023, 10:48 PM
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Foro: El vocabulario
June 22, 2023, 09:46 PM
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Regional Mexican Songs
When I hear a song, whether I like the music or not, I pay attention to the words to see if I can understand all of the words; and if I don’t understand all of the words, I make an effort to find the...
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Foro: Traducciones
May 27, 2023, 09:13 PM
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Thank you, AngelicadeAlquezar.
Since the...
Thank you, AngelicadeAlquezar.
Since the person/people who would receive my call where I volunteer are mostly from Mexico and/or Guatemala, I will use "reportarse enfermo."
As always, I...
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Foro: Traducciones
May 26, 2023, 06:24 PM
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Foro: Traducciones
May 25, 2023, 07:39 PM
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Call In Sick
I need a short, concise way to say: I'm going to call in sick tomorrow.
I know there are lots of ways to say it by indicating that I'm going to call and then describing the reason for the call,...
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Foro: El vocabulario
May 06, 2023, 08:39 PM
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Foro: El vocabulario
May 06, 2023, 12:56 PM
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A Los Nueve
A Mexican movie on YouTube from the 1960’s about a rich aunt from Spain who owns a wealthy estate in Mexico and is meeting her “supposed nephew” from Spain for the first time, called “El Falso...
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Foro: Traducciones
April 26, 2023, 11:16 PM
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